A niello bonbonniere
late 18th or early 19th century, unrecorded maker's mark M.B
Circular, the cover decorated with a niello stylized image of the equestrian monument of Peter the Great after Falconet, the reverse with a trophy of arms, marked on the inner rim of the base, inscribed with Cyrillic 'A. I. S.'
3½ in. (8.9 cm.) diameter
A niello bonbonniere
late 18th or early 19th century, unrecorded maker's mark M.B
Circular, the cover decorated with a niello stylized image of the equestrian monument of Peter the Great after Falconet, the reverse with a trophy of arms, marked on the inner rim of the base, inscribed with Cyrillic 'A. I. S.'
3½ in. (8.9 cm.) diameter