A Russian parcel gilt silver & niello bonbonnière, Moscow, circa 1800-1815. The box worked in a series of concentric rings around a medallion with a view of Falconet’s monument to Peter I on Petersburg’s Senate Square in niello against a gilt fish scale ground. Struck with Cyrillic initials IO or OI of an unidentified master. Dimensions: 7/8 H x 3 1/8 in. D (2.2 x 7.9 cm). Weight 153 grams.