ANTIQUE IMPERIAL RUSSIAN SILVER ENAMELED BOX
The hexagonal box is decorated with along all sides with enameled scrollwork encased in silver ropework. The hinged lid is bordered with green beading. The rim features alternating green and white enameled triangles.
HALLMARKS: There is a mark along the interior rim of the box - 'CO' for silvermaster.
DIMENSIONS: 1 7/8 x 1 3/4 x 3/4 inches (47 x 42 x 18 mm). Weight: 38 grams.
CONDITION: Very good for age. The item is described to the best of our knowledge. Please refer to pictures and email with any questions.
PROVENANCE: Property from the distinguished collection of Mr. James Lee Soffer, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
TEST: This particular item passed very important test - it does not glow under the black lamp - please look at the images.
ESTIMATE PRICE: $1,000 - $4,000.
HISTORY of SALES: A few years ago Russian silver boxes (not enameled) were sold on Live Auctioneers for $3,750 (14 years ago), $6,000 (3 years ago), $6,500 (11 years ago) and $8,500 (7 years ago) - please see the screenshots.
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WIKIPEDIA: A silversmith is a metalworker who crafts objects from silver. The terms silversmith and goldsmith are not exactly synonyms as the techniques, training, history, and guilds are or were largely the same but the end product may vary greatly as may the scale of objects created. In the ancient Near East the value of silver to gold being less, allowed a silversmith to produce objects and store these as stock. Ogden states that according to an edict written by Diocletian in 301 A.D., a silversmith was able to charge 75, 100, 150, 200, 250, or 300 denarii for material produce (per Roman pound). At that time, guilds of silversmiths formed to arbitrate disputes, protect its members' welfare and educate the public of the trade. Silversmiths in medieval Europe and England formed guilds and transmitted their tools and techniques to new generations via the apprentice tradition. Silver working guilds often maintained consistency and upheld standards at the expense of innovation. Beginning in the 17th century, artisans emigrated to America and experienced fewer restrictions. As a result, silver working was one of the trades that helped to inaugurate the Technological and industrial history of the United States Silver-working shift to industrialization in America.

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