European Furniture & Decorative Arts

The marks have been erased by a previous owner of the boxes due to concerns about circulating objects with spurious Russian marks. They were purchased from a collection with numerous other similar objects known to be finely made reproductions (not Russian; probably made in New York in the 1990s) in gold and enamel / gemstones. The boxes are visibly gold and can surface test for gold. The bezels on the lids and the ornaments within the bezels are silver, not gold. One box has a few dents on its underside. Other negligible signs of wear from handling. Additional photos available upon request.

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