Pill box in the style of Karl Fabergé. Silver, gilt and partially enameled. Oval body with domed, wave-shaped engine-turned and dove-blood red enameled hinged lid. Set with a stylized lily in the centre, set with small diamond roses and coloured stone cabochons. Black enameled, narrow frame, divided by four chased leaf ornaments. The wall and underside of the base finely and lavishly engraved with leaf borders. Marked 88. Weight approx. 80 g. H. 1.8 cm. 6.5 cm x 4.5 cm. A Russian gilt and enameled silver box in the style of Karl Fabergé. Standard mark 88. Russia. 20th century.

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