A LARGE RUSSIAN SILVER NOVELTY PIN CUSHION IN THE FORM OF A CORONET

A LARGE RUSSIAN SILVER NOVELTY PIN CUSHION IN THE FORM OF A CORONET
MARK OF NICHOLLS AND PLINCKE, ST. PETERSBURG, 1861
The crimson plush velvet top with silver flower finial, a scroll-edged cartouche to either side, one vacant, the other engraved with a reversed and interlaced monogram formed from the initial E
4¾ in. diameter (12 cm.); 4 in. high (10 cm.)