Two silver niello Boxes
Two silver niello Boxes

ONE WITH UNRECORDED MAKER'S INITIALS A.A, MOSCOW, 1805; THE OTHER WITH UNRECORDED MAKER'S CYRILLIC INITIALS MG, MOSCOW, 1865

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Two silver niello Boxes
one with unrecorded maker's initials A.A, Moscow, 1805; the other with unrecorded maker's Cyrillic initials MG, Moscow, 1865
Oblong, the first of oval section, the hinged lid with a four-horsed chariot over the Zodiac, the base with military trophies; the second with architectural views within foliate scroll cartouches, both marked on the interiors
both 2.7/8in. (7.3cm.) long
150 gr. gross (2)

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