Desktop notebook. On an onyx pedestal. The top hinged cover is made of silver in the form of a notebook cover with elegant slotted silver hinges in the Art Nouveau style. in a rectangular box. Assay mark in an oval shield in the form of the letter of the Greek alphabet alpha, the head of a girl, in a kokoshnik, oriented to the right and the Russian assay of silver 84 - (Petersburg Assay Office, 1908-1926). Dimensions: 19x10x2.5 cm; weight - 300 gr. Russian Empire, St. Petersburg, after 1908. Unknown master. Silver, casting, engraving, perforation. Onyx. In good condition. Traces of existence Width: 10cm, Height: 19cm, Depth: 2.5cm, Weight: 0.3kg, Condition: Signs of wear commensurate with age, Material: Silver 84, ID: ID-ANTQ-8192

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