An antique silver-gilt round box, the lid set with a medal of Catherine the Great depicted as Minerva, Patroness of the Arts. The medal is signed “Wæchter” after a portrait by I.B. Gass, with a Cyrillic inscription “B.M. Ekaterina II Imperatritsa I samoderzhitsa Vserossiiskoi,” referencing her accession to the throne on 28 June 1762.
Dimensions -
Diameter: 8.4 cm
Height: 2.1 cm
Weight: 176 grams
Specifications -
Origin: Russia/Continental Europe
Date: 18th–19th century
Material: Silver gilt with inset medal
Decoration: Medal of Catherine the Great signed “Wæchter,” after I.B. Gass, with surrounding Cyrillic inscription
Form: Circular box with fitted lid
Condition -
Good overall condition, pre-owned
Minor surface wear consistent with age
An antique silver-gilt round box, the lid set with a medal of Catherine the Great depicted as Minerva, Patroness of the Arts. The medal is signed “Wæchter” after a portrait by I.B. Gass, with a Cyrillic inscription “B.M. Ekaterina II Imperatritsa I samoderzhitsa Vserossiiskoi,” referencing her accession to the throne on 28 June 1762.
Dimensions -
Diameter: 8.4 cm
Height: 2.1 cm
Weight: 176 grams
Specifications -
Origin: Russia/Continental Europe
Date: 18th–19th century
Material: Silver gilt with inset medal
Decoration: Medal of Catherine the Great signed “Wæchter,” after I.B. Gass, with surrounding Cyrillic inscription
Form: Circular box with fitted lid
Condition -
Good overall condition, pre-owned
Minor surface wear consistent with age
