A silver-gilt hinged small box, realistically modelled as a shell.
Russian Silver Box Modeled as a Shell
Sazikovreference number: RS_043
1849
silver
height: 5.7 cm
maker’s mark: Cyrillic initials I.S. for Ignaty Sazikov
assay master’s mark: Cyrillic initials A.K. for Alexander Kovalsky
assay mark of St. Petersburg, 1849
silver standard: 84 zolotnik