Russian Enamel

Box (casket) with detachable lid in the form of the Kremlin tower, with enamel medallions with the images of two-headed eagles and St. George the Victorious

    Box (casket) with detachable lid in the form of the Kremlin tower, with enamel medallions with the images of two-headed eagles and St. George the Victorious

    Russian Empire, Moscow

    1908-1917

    Imperial Stroganov College

    Silver, crystal, enamel; casting, carving, gilding, filigree enamel

    Height 26 cm

    Marks: college “ИСУ”; Moscow District Assay Office certification mark in 1908-1917; alloy “88”

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    Tetrahedral box, made in the form of a stylized tower of the Moscow Kremlin, with crystal, faceted multi-beam rosettes, on gilded silver base with four feet, with gilded silver rim on the throat and high hipped detachable lid. The lid, ending with cast image of a two-headed eagle beneath the Monomakh's Cap, is decorated with round enamel medallions with the images of St. George the Victorious on horseback (coat of arms of Moscow), two-headed eagles (coat of arms of the Russian Empire) and enamel semicircular "niches" in the lower part. Carved inscription in Cyrillic is on the lid internal side. The box is realized in the Neo-Russian style.

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