Antique Imperial Russian Gold Watch Jewelry Presentation Case Box Nikolai Linden

For your consideration is a RARE and important Antique Imperial Russian Gold / Silver Jewelry Presentation Case/ Box from the Tsarist Romanov Era by Nikolai Linden Jewellery Company. Likely for wristwatch or bracelet. Truly an amazing find in any condition. Signs of water damage and wear consistent with the period, age, and rarity of this spectacular original imperial Nikolai Linden Jewellery Company presentation box, probably for a bracelet or similar object. Measures approximately: 3.75" x 3.5" x 2.0.

Original Russian jewelry box / case with Russian royal imperial warrant stamp inside. Text above imperial warrant reads: Nikolai Linden / St. Petersburg / Nevskiy Prospect 83. The Nikolai Linden Jewellery Company has a very interesting history and actually worked in collaboration with Fabergé. In 1892 Nikolay Linden founded a workshop on St Petersburgs main street Nevsky Prospect in which he offered repairations of jewelry and watches.

Over time that workshop also became a shop for jewellry and watches and eventuelly it became one of the most sucessful in its genre in the territory of St. At the beginning of the twentieth century Linden was appointed supplier of several of royal courts - such as the Shah of Iran, the Russian Imperial house as well as the kings of Montenegro, Bulgaria and Romania.

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