Russian Enameled Mezuzah, 19th Century

Russia, late 19th century, a very colorful and attractive enameled silver Mezuzah case. The case is chased with scrolls and rosette ornaments in red, blue, turquoise, black and white colors. The Hebrew letter "Shin" in white enamel is on black band in upper middle portion. Mezuzah is mounted in Riker box. Length is 8.5". Also included with the Mezuzah is the book, "Russian Silver", Moscow 1993, full color plates complete with hallmark guide. Quite useful. A Mezuzah is a parchment which we affix to our doorposts, on which a scribe has hand-written two paragraphs from the Torah: The portion of 'Sh'ma Yisroel' ("Hear O Israel...") in the Book of Devarim (Deuteronomy 6:4-9), and the portion of 'V'hoyo-im-shamoa' ("And it shall happen if you obey...") in Devarim (Deuteronomy 11:13-21.) In these paragraphs, G-d states that great rewards await those who observe the Mitzvot, including prosperity, success and long life. Each of the two paragraphs includes a commandment to affix a Mezuzah on the door post.