A Gilded Age: NE Collects Europe Online
Description:
Five Russian Enamel and .875 Silver-gilt Boxes, Moscow, late 19th to early 20th century, including a round box with lid bearing Cyrillic maker's mark possibly for Nikolay Strulev and assay master Anatoly Apollonovich Artsybaschev, 1891, dia. 2; a matchbox cover bearing the second kokoshnik mark and a Cyrillic maker's mark for "CK," lg. 2 1/2; a hinged matchbox with Cyrillic maker's mark for "CK," lg. 2 3/8; a cigarette case with a green stone clasp bearing the second kokoshnik mark and a Cyrillic maker's mark for "CK," lg. 4; and a cigarette case with a red stone clasp bearing the second kokoshnik mark and a Cyrillic maker's mark for "AH," lg. 4 1/4 in.; approx. 17.9 troy oz.
Provenance: A New England Institution.
Estimate $700-900
Round box: lid missing several portions of light blue enamel around rim.
Matchbox cover: slight cracking to a portion of the enameled dotted blue border.
Rectangular box: white enamel cracked in areas.
Two cigarette cases: small parts of enamel bubbled or missing.
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Anatoly Apollonovich, Nikolay Strulev, MoscowElizabeth Haff
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