RARE ANTIQUE RUSSIAN IMPERIAL SILVER PICTURE FRAME
Antique Russian Silver Enamel picture frame. With wooden back and silver supporting leg. Hallmarked on the front and leg: '84' for silver content and '20A' for 20th Artel.
CONDITION: Very good. The item is described to the best of our knowledge. Please refer to pictures and email with any questions.
SIZE: 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches (14 x 11,5 cm).
ESTIMATE PRICE: $2,000 - $3,000.
You have a GREAT CHANCE to purchase a unique item for your collection - over the years it will only INCREASE in price. Please note: the photo into the frame is not for sell.
HISTORY of SALES: A few years ago Russian silver picture frames made by Artels were sold on Live Auctioneer and Invaluable auctions for $3,500, $4,100, $12,000 and $35,500 - please see the screenshots.
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WIKIPEDIA: An artel was any of various cooperative associations that existed in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union. They began centuries ago but were especially prevalent from the time of the emancipation of the Russian serfs (1861) through the 1950s. Artels were semiformal associations for craft, artisan, and light industrial enterprises. Often artel members worked far from home and lived as a commune. Payment for a completed job was distributed according to verbal agreements, quite often in equal shares. Often artels were for seasonal industry; fishing, hunting, harvesting of crops, logging, and gathering of wild plants, berries, and mushrooms were prime examples of activities that were in many cases seasonal (although not invariably).

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