This came in to us a couple of days ago from an estate. At first glance it didn't have much appeal, being dented and blackened with age. I told my client that we would try to list it on eBay for her with a really low reserve of 99 cents and hope for the best. She agreed to what we suggested and we listed it a few days ago. I took the box and gave a good cleaning before I listed it which revealed some really nice old hallmarks. I wasn't sure of the origin but after some research I found that the box is actually quite a lot older than I thought (circa 1840) and was actually Russian (St. Petersburg), the maker seems to be 'R.B.'.
The box comes off in a couple of days and I'm sure will make some collector really happy. If you get a chance follow the link to our eBay auctions and take a look, it really is a nice piece that will probably sell for a fraction of it's fair market value!
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