A RUSSIAN SILVER MONEY PURSE AND CUP, THE LATTER BY KHLEBNIKOV, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

A RUSSIAN SILVER MONEY PURSE AND CUP, THE LATTER BY KHLEBNIKOV, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

comprising:
a) a silk-lined silver purse decorated overall with a geometric arabesque, engraved with the saying KTO DENEZHKI / BEREZHET TOT BEZ / NUZHDY PROZHIVET [He who keeps his money [safe] will live eithout need, marked with 84 standard and St. Petersburg town mark, partly effaced workmaster's mark; length: 7.5 cm (3 in.), width not including pushpiece: 6 cm (2 3/8 in.), weight: 43.6 g (approximately 1.4 ozt)
b) a silver cup of tapering cylindrical form, Moscow, 1908-1917, featuring a repoussed bouquet tied with a ribbon, marked with 84 standard, additional kokoshnik mark, and maker's mark KHLEBNIKOV in Cyrillic with Imperial warrant; height: 8 cm (3 1/8 in.), diameter: 6 cm (2 3/8 in.), weight: 96.5 g (3.1 ozt)

CONDITION
a) Some staining to the silk lining, which is fragile. Some darkening around the middle. Light overall surface wear and scratches.
b) Overall very good condition. Darkening to the rim, upper interior, and around the left side of the bouquet. Light overall surface wear and scratches.

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