Antique Imperial Russian Silver Cloisonne Enamel Coin Purse Case Moscow 1899 Sculpture and an MFA in painting

and an MFA in painting from Indiana University in 1970

hallmarked to the base and the top

from an installation for the Oregon Centennial Exposition

The base with two corresponding bands of cream calligraphy

Antique Imperial Russian Silver Cloisonne Enamel Coin Purse Case Moscow 1899 Sculpture and an MFA in paintingA fine antique Pre Revolution Russian Imperial silver gilt & cloisonn enamel coin purse case, Moscow, 1899. The purse with the maker's mark in Cyrillic and the assayer's mark for Ivan Lebedkin Sergeyevich (active 1898 1914), the silver gilt body is richly embellished with diagonal stripes of multi colored floral & foliate enamel decoration, The interior is lined with royal blue satin concertina shaped coin pockets and the original beveled mirror, the