The Russian Enamel section contains art and craft items of the 17^th – early 20^th century, multifarious not only by their composition (cups, spoons, caddies, serving dishes, ladles, stoups, salt cellars, tobacco boxes, needle boards, matchbox holders, etc.), but also in terms of the enamel technique (champlevé, cloisonné, painted, stained-glass enamel, etc.) The collection objects made by both unknown masters and leading jewellery firms of Moscow and Saint-Petersburg in the second half of the 19^th century – the beginning of the 20^th century (firms of Ovchinnikov, Sazikov, Khlebnikov, Kurlyukov, the Grachev brothers, Faberge) are a good illustration of the level of enamellist work in Russia throughout the 17^th – early 20^th century, of the rich art language of Russian master craftsmen and of their stylistic preferences in this type of applied and decorative art.