Cash-box, Odessa

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Etranger
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Cash-box, Odessa

Postby Etranger » Tue Sep 27, 2011 6:06 pm

Here is a cash-box made by unknown master Г.С It looks like two kind of work here - the flower made in more crude manner
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Re: Cash-box, Odessa

Postby silverly » Tue Sep 27, 2011 7:57 pm

I copied one of your images and posted it using a recommended site, tinypic.com. Good luck with your research. Image

Etranger
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Re: Cash-box, Odessa

Postby Etranger » Wed Sep 28, 2011 4:48 am

thanks, next time I'll be more attentive with this photo hosting

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Re: Cash-box, Odessa

Postby Zolotnik » Wed Sep 28, 2011 8:19 am

Hi Etranger -
all I can say to your lady´s purse: it is original, even the chain, which was often replaced - look for marked chain eyelets!
Townmark: Odessa,1908-17(26), silvercontent 84 Zolotniki = 875/1000
Maker: Г. С, unknown

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Zolotnik

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Re: Cash-box, Odessa

Postby Etranger » Thu Sep 29, 2011 4:56 am

Hi Postnikov,
of course I know that it's Odessa city mark but what do you think about the work quality? Could it make (I mean the engraving) by two different craftsmen?
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Re: Cash-box, Odessa

Postby Zolotnik » Thu Sep 29, 2011 10:19 am

Hi -
within a firm there were several workmen doing different things. But it was very seldom and only with very exclusive things that an order was given to another firm. Tis purses exist in different styles and qualitys - from simple to sophisticated.

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Zolotnik

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Re: Cash-box, Odessa

Postby silverly » Thu Sep 29, 2011 10:31 am

Could it be that the engraving in the corner just an owners initials that were done at the time of sale by the retail jeweler or even at a later date?

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Re: Cash-box, Odessa

Postby Zolotnik » Thu Sep 29, 2011 11:52 am

Hi silverly -
If you want to speculate, there are several possybilities:
1) the purse was without pattern and "naked" - only with a professional made monogramm (my version)
2) the purse was later sloppy engraved with flowers etc. by a non-professional to make it look more interesting
The misfitting engravings are obvious.
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Zolotnik


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