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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IvaPan, post: 9423296, member: 78949&quot;]Agree with Kyra that the item is probably Russian make. Not only the material but the scene on the lid is a typical Russian Siberian scene with a wooden hut and fir trees around. There are examples in Etsy of similar boxes, 3 inches in diameter but with different scenes, described as jewelry boxes.</p><p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1391321658/birch-bark-jewelry-box-moscow-st-basils?ga_order=most_relevant&amp;ga_search_type=all&amp;ga_view_type=gallery&amp;ga_search_query=birch+bark+box&amp;ref=sr_gallery-2-21&amp;organic_search_click=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1391321658/birch-bark-jewelry-box-moscow-st-basils?ga_order=most_relevant&amp;ga_search_type=all&amp;ga_view_type=gallery&amp;ga_search_query=birch+bark+box&amp;ref=sr_gallery-2-21&amp;organic_search_click=1" rel="nofollow">Birch Bark Jewelry Box Moscow St Basil&#039;s Church 3 - Etsy</a></p><p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1405563191/birch-bark-jewelry-box-russian-troyka-28?ga_order=most_relevant&amp;ga_search_type=all&amp;ga_view_type=gallery&amp;ga_search_query=birch+bark+box&amp;ref=sr_gallery-1-15&amp;organic_search_click=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1405563191/birch-bark-jewelry-box-russian-troyka-28?ga_order=most_relevant&amp;ga_search_type=all&amp;ga_view_type=gallery&amp;ga_search_query=birch+bark+box&amp;ref=sr_gallery-1-15&amp;organic_search_click=1" rel="nofollow">Birch Bark Jewelry Box Russian Troyka 2.8 - Etsy</a></p><p>I think the makers mark on the bottom is upside down on the photo.&nbsp; When turned, the inscription looks in the old Cyrillic style, most probably reads &quot;ШВ&quot; (which would be &quot;SHV&quot; where SH is one letter), no idea of the maker, there are many Russian names with this initials, family name comes first in the Russian habit, could be Shalamov Vitaly or Shukshin Vassilly, or Shishkin Vladimir, or some other.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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