A Russian silver-gilt and cloisonné enamel tea-glass holder, probably Moscow, 1908-1917. apparently unmarked, decorated with a medieval lute-player and a bird amidst elaborate scrolling foliage on a pale blue ground, and with the interlaced initials AO, the flared foot with bud and foliate scrolls, 9.5cm high, 7cm deep. Provenance: Christie’s New York, The Greenfield Collection of Russian Enamels, 20th October 1998, lot 220. Provenance: Christie's New York, The Greenfield Collection of Russian Enamels, 20th October 1998, lot 220