MARKED WITH THE CYRILLIC INITIALS OF IVAN BRITSYN, ST. PETERSBURG, 1908-1917
Details
A GEMSET GOLD-MOUNTED SILVER-GILT AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL BOX
marked with the Cyrillic initials of Ivan Britsyn, St. Petersburg, 1908-1917
Rectangular, the top and sides with translucent purple enamel of rayed and waved ground, the top of the cover with a two-color gold ribbon-tied laurel wreath around an oval of translucent white enamel on sunburst ground centered by a mounted cabochon ruby, the corners with tied ribbons, the sides with laurel swags, marked inside base and cover
4in. (10cm.) long
marked with the Cyrillic initials of Ivan Britsyn, St. Petersburg, 1908-1917
Rectangular, the top and sides with translucent purple enamel of rayed and waved ground, the top of the cover with a two-color gold ribbon-tied laurel wreath around an oval of translucent white enamel on sunburst ground centered by a mounted cabochon ruby, the corners with tied ribbons, the sides with laurel swags, marked inside base and cover
4in. (10cm.) long
Literature
M.Y. Ghosn, Objets de Vertu par Fabergé, (Paris, 1996), no.31.