Information Bulletin from the State Hermitage

On 28 September 2006, the Press Service of the State Hermitage publicly stated that in accordance with an order of the Federal Agency on Culture and Cinematography and an order of the Director of the State Hermitage changes have been made to plans for an overall inventory inspection of exhibits held in collections of the State Hermitage.

A new plan has been presented to the Federal Agency on Culture and Cinematography whereby priority is given to checking collections of exhibits containing precious materials, including the collection of exhibits in the Department of History of Russian Culture. This verification should be completed by 1 November 2006.

At the present moment, inventory taking of items containing precious materials in the collection of the Department of History of Russian Culture has revealed that five exhibits are missing. This information is preliminary. It is possible that a technical error was made when processing the lists. The final results will be made known in a summary document of the verification.

The Hermitage plans to provide further information on developments in the course of the ongoing inspection of the museum exhibits containing precious materials.

• Gilded square silver frame with design in blue enamel, with backing in bone. On the frame and leg there is the hallmark "ÀÃ" and in an oval - "88" as well as the depiction of a women's head facing right in profile.
  Early 19th century.
• Flat oval-shaped flask made of rock crystal; neck fitted with a lid in a setting shaped like a crown and made of enamel on gold; the crown has 300 rubies and 24 pearls.
  19th century.
• Gold watch, with lid in guilloche ornamentation; along the edges and rim there is a carved ridge; white face with Arabic numerals. Breguet N 2436.
  First quarter of the 19th century.
• Figurine of a rabbit, cast silver, with eyes made of red-colored stones. Fake Faberge.
  1980s.
• Chased copper seal, with elongated handle of blue enamel having a silver vegetal design; at the end a chased copper top.
  19th century.

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