Antique Russian Imperial Silver Swing Handle BonBon Basket Moscow Kokoshnik 1910 Sold the work is housed in

the work is housed in the original gilded frame

The folding top inlaid with scrolling ribbons around a central medallion with a classical garlanded hanging 'jewel' motif

The bronze is most likely Florentine and modeled as the 13th century Italian Poet

Tom Fawkes (1941- )

Antique Russian Imperial Silver Swing Handle BonBon Basket Moscow Kokoshnik 1910 Sold the work is housed inA good antique Imperial Russian silver engraved swing handled basket bowl, Moscow, circa 1910. This Pre Revolution silver basket was most likely designed for bonbons or sweets and has a swing handle with a shaped rim and a baluster shaped body and is raised on a flared foot, the body of the basket is engraved with geometric devices and stylized floral designs. The basket is stamped to the base with a Moscow Kokoshnik mark and the silversmith's stamp