AUCTION # 30: RUSSIAN APPLIED AND DECORATIVE ART

AN ANTIQUE RUSSIAN GILT-SILVER PERFUME BOTTLE

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Start price: $400

Estimated price: $600 - $800

Buyer's premium:

Russian Empire gilt-silver perfume bottle. Casting, engraving, gilding. The top of the bottle is decorated with a miniature artichoke, the base is decorated with relief leaves. The first half of the 19th-century. Hallmarks: 88 silver standard next to a female head in a kokoshnik turned to the right; the maker’s initials "FA" (Cyrillic). Weight: 3.1 oz., 88 gr.

Dimensions: H: 2 9/16 in., (6.5 cm.) D: 1 15/16 in., (5 cm.)

Condition: Very good with minor scratches to gilding