A silver evening bag, Ivan Khlebnikov, Moscow, 1908-1917

A silver evening bag, Ivan Khlebnikov, Moscow, 1908-1917

of rounded rectangular shape, decorated with a central laurel band, three floral festoons and a lobed lower edge, with a green glass thumbpiece, attached to a silver chain, the interior lined with pale blue silk, struck Khlebnikov in Cyrillic beneath the Imperial warrant, 84 standard, the chain further struck with initials I.Kh. in Cyrillic

length 19cm, 7½in.