Russian silver trompe l`oeil box. Gerasim Loskutov. Russia. Moscow, 1893.

Historical background: Gerasim Loskutov was a master chaser and engraver who came from the peasant class. In the 1860s and 1870s, he worked at the Sazikov factory in Moscow, where his art was recognized with numerous awards. In 1865, at an exhibition in Moscow, he received a silver medal For Usefulness to be worn on the ribbon of the Order of St. Stanislav. His famous silver high relief Adoration of the Shepherds received the highest praise at the World Exhibition in Paris in 1867. In 1870, at an exhibition in St. Petersburg, Loskutov received a gold medal For Usefulness. From the early 1880s, he founded his own workshop, fulfilling orders for leading jewelry houses, including the firm of I.P. Khlebnikov.