Bidspirit auction | Russian silver trompe l`oeil box.

Russian silver trompe l`oeil box. Gerasim Loskutov. Russia. Moscow, 1893. - Russian silver trompe l`oeil box of rectangular shape stylizes bast weaving and is set on 4 legs. The hinged lid with rounded corners imitates a fringed tablecloth covering the box. Hallmarks: master GL Gerasim Loskutov. Hallmarks of the Moscow Mint Administration: 84 assay value; the coat of arms of the city of Moscow St. George the Victorious, the initials of the assay master Artsybashev Anatoly Apollonovich AA above the date 1893. Dimensions: 14.2 x 10.6 cm. Weight: 490 g. Historical background: Gerasim Loskutov was a master chaser and engraver who came from the peasant class. In the 1860s and 1870s, he worked at the Sazikov factory in Moscow, where his art was recognized with numerous awards. In 1865, at an exhibition in Moscow, he received a silver medal For Usefulness to be worn on the ribbon of the Order of St. Stanislav. His famous silver high relief Adoration of the Shepherds received the highest praise at the World Exhibition in Paris in 1867. In 1870, at an exhibition in St. Petersburg, Loskutov received a gold medal For Usefulness. From the early 1880s, he founded his own workshop, fulfilling orders for leading jewelry houses, including the firm of I.P. Khlebnikov. Condition : Good Style : Neo-Russian Country : Russia, Moscow Period : Late 19th century Warranty : Seller Warranty Material : Silver 84 Product sizes : Height - 10cm, Width - 14cm, Depth - 10cm Location : Gallery ”Antiqon”, Brivibas street 52, Riga, Latvia