A SILVER-GILT AND NIELLO BOX
RUSSIA, PROBABLY 17TH CENTURY
Rectangular with rounded corners, the cover decorated in niello with the Crucifixion over a gilt stippled ground with inlaid imitation stones, the back centred with a niello Tree of Life within inscription and scrolls over a gilt stippled ground, the borders with niello scrolls and pellet frieze, apparently unmarked
4¼ in. (11 cm.) wide
9 oz. (272 gr.) gross
A SILVER-GILT AND NIELLO BOX
RUSSIA, PROBABLY 17TH CENTURY
Rectangular with rounded corners, the cover decorated in niello with the Crucifixion over a gilt stippled ground with inlaid imitation stones, the back centred with a niello Tree of Life within inscription and scrolls over a gilt stippled ground, the borders with niello scrolls and pellet frieze, apparently unmarked
4¼ in. (11 cm.) wide
9 oz. (272 gr.) gross
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