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Originally Posted by KathyB
We toured Russia when it was the Soviet Union. I purchased some hand painted enamel boxes, trimmed with 24k gold. Do they still sell them? They are really beautiful.
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When we were there a few years ago I saw them all over the place. There was a huge range in quality from one to another. I bought a few of the inexpensive ones as gifts and then splurged and spent a lot more on one really nice one for me. The difference in quality is striking, with the nice one being much better quality, with the gold trim you mentioned, and signed by the artist.
Here's a photo (don't you love scanners?) of the box I bought. I don't know how clear this will appear when I upload it, but all that yellow is gold. |