Offered by Antiquités Bastian
A gilt-silver round box, made in Moscou circa 1790. The lid presents a medal with the Russian tsarin Catherine the Great (1762-1796). On the rim, a Cyrillic inscription translated as followed : " By the grace of God, , Catherine II, Empress and autocrat of all Russias".
Period : circa 1790
Height : 1,6 cm
Diameter : 8,6 cm
Weight : 145 g
Condition : excellent, slightly faded outer gilding