Russischer Schmuckgürtel

Silver 84 zolotniki (875/1000) chased, cast, drawn, engraved and nielloed, two-piece buckle with plug-in catch in the shape of a dagger and 25 long oval links with niello decoration, on the reverse of the dagger guarantee mark Russia with inspection mark for Kiev (Kokoshnik with "AB"), on each link master's mark "MM", buckle 80 x 69 mm, total length 81 cm, weight 171 gr, Master M.M. Gouvernement Kiev 1896 - 1908, good original condition with slight signs of age and wear, uncleaned 2908 Ref.: Andrei Gilodo 1994, Russian Silver No. 84 with full-page illustration (similar example) and Wolf-Dieter Seiwert 2009, Schmuck aus dem Orient, Kostbarkeiten der Sammlung Bir, p. 217, no. 582 and 275/276, nos. 714-719 (The Bir Collection is considered one of the most extensive and best private collections of oriental jewelry, a significant part of which is on permanent display at the Grassi Museum in Leipzig).