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A Russian silver snuff box, Moskow, 1908-1926
Height x width x depth: 1 x 11 x 8.5 cm. Weight: 204 g.
rectangular shaped, decorated with a bucolic scene depicting four bears, the mother with cubs, playing in a forest. At the clasp an emerald cabochon.
Hallmarked with the multi-funcional hallmark for silver at a fineness of 84 zolotniks (875/1000) used in Moskow from 1908 to 1926 and with the hallmark of a Moscow factory active since 1908.
Literature:
cf. Goldsmithing and silversmithing XV-XXโ, Postnikova-Loseva, p.221 nr.2674
cf. Goldsmithing and silversmithing XV-XXโ, Postnikova-Loseva, p.221 nr.2674
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Curiosities from European and Oriental Art
Curiosities from European and Oriental Art
Silvers, Ivories, Corals, Icons and Wunderkammer
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