A silver-gilt hinged box with the lid decorated with a stylised picture of the Moscow Kremlin and a Rococo border. The reverse is with a similar border, containing an architectural vignette.
Russian Silver-Gilt and Niello Box
T. Botkovreference number: RS_068
1854
silver
length: 8.5 cm
maker’s mark: Cyrillic initials T.B. for T. Botkov
assay’s mark: Cyrillic initials A.K. for Andrey Kovalsky
assay mark of Moscow, 1854
silver standard: 84 zolotnik