a silver-gilt niello bonbonnière
a silver-gilt niello bonbonnière

MARKED WITH UNRECORDED WORKMASTER'S MARK F ZH, WITH ASSAY MASTER'S MARK OF IVAN VIHLIAEV, MOSCOW, 1810

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a silver-gilt niello bonbonnière
marked with unrecorded workmaster's mark F Zh, with assay master's mark of Ivan Vihliaev, Moscow, 1810
Circular, the cover with a mildly erotic scene of a couple in a landscape with ruins and a pair of goats, the base with two cherubs supporting a foliate wreath enclosing initials AIM, the side with buildings and landscape, all on stippled gilt grounds, cover with bright-cut rim, marked inside base and cover
3 3/8in. (8.6cm.) diam.
124gr. (4oz.)

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