Wow, thanks for all your help. You all have raised a lot of suspicion and it makes me a bit angry that so make fakes are circulating to deceive and rip off honest people. .
Were there fakes circulating back in the 1940's -50's? This piece was willed to my friend from Her Grandmother. Her grandfather was a Colonel that had an extensive collection of pieces. Below is the quote I have from her in an email she recently sent me: "I inherited it from my Dad when he pass...
I've looked everywhere and cannot identify a Russian CITY MARK on a small 5 inch high silver/enamel vase. Any and all help will be greatly appreciated.