To Frontfloater Now that it is clearly shown that the maker´s mark is BB (lat.V V), in my sources I have only one fitting: Viktorov, Vasilij Viktorovitsch. If he is the maker, I can not say - he was known for his religious articles. It is possible that he was not the maker but the vendor - very com...
To Frontfloater - your bracelet is 100% genuine and in perfect condition. The style and the quality points to Boitsov. Very nice and a great find! (admin edit - see Posting Requirements ) What if I told you that practically all enameled work was made in Moscow? This is total wrong. Please read some ...
Russian enamel work comes mostly from the Moscow region and bears therefore the Moscow townmark. There are some exeptions, which comes from St. Petersburg. This is one. The workmaster is the wellknown jeweller and enamel artist Boitsov Wasilij Wasiljewitsch. http://i529.photobucket.com/albums/dd334/...
The cigarette case is not Russian (wrong measures, architecture and sujet, counterfait marks). The country of origin is China - the Chinese mark show it clearly, even for the unknowing.