A parcel-gilt and niello box
Velikii Ustiug, 1807, indistinct maker's mark ?M
Rectangular, the cover and base with medallions with Friendship and Hope personified, on stippled grounds, the body with striped niello panels, within bright-cut gilt borders, with flared thumb-piece, gilt interior, marked in base
2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm.) long
A parcel-gilt and niello box
Velikii Ustiug, 1807, indistinct maker's mark ?M
Rectangular, the cover and base with medallions with Friendship and Hope personified, on stippled grounds, the body with striped niello panels, within bright-cut gilt borders, with flared thumb-piece, gilt interior, marked in base
2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm.) long
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