Antique Russian Imperial Silver Swing Handle BonBon Basket Moscow Kokoshnik 1910 Sold A crisp and high quality

A crisp and high quality cast gilded bronze model of the Arc de Triomphe

Because of this item's size

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

and by the country's colors

Antique Russian Imperial Silver Swing Handle BonBon Basket Moscow Kokoshnik 1910 Sold A crisp and high qualityA 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