RUSSIAN SILVER AND NIELLO ENAMEL CIGARETTE CASE

拍品描述

Rectangular hinged silver box featuring niello enamel decoration on the lid and reverse. The front lid depicts an architectural scene with a prominent building surrounded by a Greek key border and foliate scrolls. The interior is gilded and bears the Russian 84 silver zolotnik mark, assay marks, and the date 1883. This item is a 19th-century Russian niello silver cigarette case. The '84' hallmark indicates the Russian zolotnik standard, equivalent to .875 silver purity. Moscow was the primary center for this type of niello work during the 1880s. h. 2.25 x w. 3.75 x d. 1 in. Inventory Code: 9BA-58

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