Katherine II the Great (1762-1796) has long become into the icon of her epoch.
The period of her governance is often considered the golden age of the Russian Empire. The empress had a good reputation, an excellent sense of humor and an exquisite taste. She is known as an excellent politician and a charming woman. While historians are busy counting the number of her wild love affairs, ladies are inspired by the story of her success and great deeds. The key box Katherine II is a gift for a lady with a royal character, charismatic, successful and powerful, with royal soul, capable of making reasonable decisions in difficult circumstances and always remain true to herself and her principles. The combination of functionality and artistic taste is making this piece a really priceless gift worthy of chosen people only. The key box will fit into the interior of an apartment, a house, a mansion, or an office as a symbol of hard work, success and flourishing, as well as a sigh of a good and sophisticated taste.
The key box includes exact copies of the Russian Empire medals created by a famous craftsmen Osip Kalashnikov (medal series dedicated to Peter I), Philip Muller (medal series dedicated to the events of the Northern War of 1700-1721), sets of medals with the images of all Russian tsars initiated in the middle of XVIII century by M. Lomonosov, the collection of medals of the royal series created by artists Vasily Alekseev, Alexandre Lyalin and Pavel Utkin as well as other copies of coins, signs and medals copied in the museums of Moscow and Saint Petersburg.
Manufacturing technique: copper with a decorative finish, electroforming, nickel plating, silver plating, staining, patination, jewelry coloured enamel, laser engraving, velvet, wood, brass fittings, canvas printing. The key box is decorated with the exact copies of medals of the Russian Empire.
