Purse with the image of four-petal rosettes and monogram
Purse with the image of four-petal rosettes and monogram
Russian Empire, Moscow
The last quarter of the 19th century
Silver, enamel; fabric, paper; champlevé enamel, repousse, gilding, carving, engraving
2.0 x 7.5 x 5.7 cm
Marks: “ХЛЕБНИКОВЪ”, “ИХ”; Moscow city mark with alloy “88”
Silver rectangular purse with rounded corners, consisting of two flaps (lids) with snap shutter, with three internal compartments covered by navy fabric. Both lids are decorated with similar pattern comprised of large champleve enamel four-petal rosette in the Russian style located in the center and geometrical frame along the lid contour. Floral ornament emphasize the lids corners. The rosette filled with stylized palmettas is on the one of the lids, the engraved monogram is in the center of the other one. The enamels color scheme is based on the combination of red, white, navy and blue shades.
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