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PATCH BOX
PATCH BOX
11.109
Nikolai Strulev (Goldsmith)
1883-1899
This agate and gold box was used to keep patches, or beauty spots, a face adornment popular in the 17th and 18th centuries.
LEAF-SHAPED BOX
LEAF-SHAPED BOX
11.219.1-2
Fabergé (Firm)
1899-1908
Regardless of an object's style, an understated use of gemstones was central to Fabergé's concept of a beautiful object. He limited their use to accents on a clasp, a cipher, or some other...
CHALICE
CHALICE
11.38
Unknown (Goldsmith)
1824
An overall repoussé and chased foliate scroll design on a stippled ground decorates the cup of this chalice. A row of diamonds betwen two rows of rubies separates this ornament from the plain...
HATPIN
HATPIN
11.59
Fabergé (Firm)
1899-1908
The head of the hatpin is shaped like a round cushion. Striated mauve enamel is divided into panels by diagonal gold bands. At top is a cabochon reddish stone surrounded by a circle of tiny diamonds.
VANITY CASE
VANITY CASE
11.99
Firm of F. Lorie (Firm)
1899-1908
Pendant vanity case is shaped like a lady bug enamelled in natural colors. Head and forepart of the bug is enamelled black with gold antennae and diamonds eyes. Wings, outlined with a row of...
CHARKA
CHARKA
12.1
Unknown
Late 17th c.
A round charka with a design on the interior that is a view of a city. The handle is in openwork with a floral design that resembles petals along the edge. The sides are alternately banded and...
COVERED SALTCELLAR
COVERED SALTCELLAR
12.101.1-2
Unknown (Silversmith)
1800
The shape is that of an urn. Around the widest part is a band of engraved and stippled decoration including both rosette and leaf shapes and underneath is a row of engraved leaves. The foot has...
SALTCELLAR
SALTCELLAR
12.104.1-2
Unknown (Silversmith)
c. 1800
The shape is that of a covered urn on a plinth. Around the upper part of the bowl are engraved garlands and rinceaux. On the lower part are engraved rinceaux and a row of leaves pointing upward....
COVERED SALTCELLAR
COVERED SALTCELLAR
12.106.1-2
Unknown (Silversmith)
1839
The saltcellar is urn-shaped and has swirling acanthus leaves about the bowl. In the upper part of the bowl are clusters of trophies on either side and in addition on one side a cuirass and on...
CUP WITH APPLIED PORTRAITS
CUP WITH APPLIED PORTRAITS
12.108.1-2
Unknown
ca. 1841
Around the cup body are three pseudo-medallions in imitation of real medallions: 1. Nicholas I, inscribed in Russian: "By God's grace, Nicholas I, Emperor of all Russia"; 2. the Tsarevitch...
TANKARD WITH FOOT AND COVER
TANKARD WITH FOOT AND COVER
12.109.1-2
Unknown
ca. 1834
Around the tankard body are three pseudo-medallions made in repoussé in imitation of real medallions: 1. Nicholas I, inscribed in Russian "By God's grace, Nicholas I, Emperor and Autocrat of all...
CUP WITH FOOT AND HANDLE
CUP WITH FOOT AND HANDLE
12.111
Unknown
ca. 1840
On the front are three medallions: one with the busts of the Grand Duke Alexander Nikolaevich (future Emperor Alexander II) and his wife, Marie Alexandrovna, facing each other. At the left a...