Silver cigarette case, decorated with a niello drawing of the Kremlin Palace.
Russian Empire (Russia), Moscow, late 19th century, workshop Mikhail Goloshchapov.
Dimensions: 12 x 7.5 x 2.4 cm. Weight: 173 grams of silver 84 fineness in zolotniki ( = 875 metrical fineness).
Marks:
"МГ" - the mark with initials of Mikhail Goloshchapov, silversmiths, (worked since 1883 to 1912).
The Russian hallmarks until 1899, where: "ВС" - the initials of the assay master Viktor Savinskov (worked since 1859 to 1894); "18?4" - year of assay; "84" – the fineness mark (84 zolotniks = 875); "St. George" – the Moscow city mark.
|