A PARCEL-GILT SILVER-MOUNTED PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM

A PARCEL-GILT SILVER-MOUNTED PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM
BY SAZIKOV, MAKER'S MARK CYRILLIC 'AS', MOSCOW, 1881
Rectangular, the cover centring a silver oval panel with a cast and chased rifleman within a silver-gilt strapwork border, surmounted by a shield with a lion's head, all within a similar strapwork border, the four corners applied with badges 'For excellent shooting', the upper and lower bands engraved in Russian 'To the beloved chief of the 3rd rifle brigade / from his former subordinates', on mauve velvet backing, the reverse applied with a silver-gilt plaque listing members of the 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th rifle battalions, with two silver-gilt clasps chased as shoulder boards, on four feet designed as shooting targets, enclosing 56 photographs of the serving officers, marked throughout with 'Sazikov' in Cyrillic with the Imperial Warrant and the maker's initials Cyrillic 'AS'; in the original Sazikov case
14 in. (35.5 cm) wide

Provenance
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