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AN ANTIQUE RUSSIAN GILT SILVER DANCE PURSE WITH COIN SLOTS AND NECESSAIRE WITH ENAMEL AND GEMSTONE APPLIQUES, MARKED ES POSSIBLY FOR ERIK STRAND, SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY ,
of rectangular form with rounded corners, the gadrooned gilded silver exterior panels with gem set and enameled appliques including sphinxes, crowns, and intertwined initials in Cyrillic, the interior contains three compartments with hinged covers, two additional coin slots with guilloche moire circle designs, the thumb-pushes with pink cabochons, mounted with a chain strap, length including suspension loop: 11.3 cm (4 3/8 in.), 88 standard