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Message:: [QUOTE="IvaPan, post: 9526794, member: 78949"]Like johnny, I also have real doubts about the authenticity of the piece. The box is intended to go for Faberge but the inscription is wrong, that's why Google translate cannot translate it. As Bronwen said, it should be St. Petersburg but both S (Cyrillic C) and P (Cyrillic П) are wrongly depicted. Also as Ruth said, the marking on the cup itself is unlikely to be done by/for Faberge which was  absolutely uncompromising regarding their quality of everything, including packaging and marking their stuff, no matter who produced the items - they used to subcontract many jewelers but the requirements were just as strict as for their own employees. Apart from the above, the mark on the cup is a 84 золотник zolotnik mark which means 875 silver (84/96), and the kokoshnik mark is the one for 1898-1908, although the assayer's mark should be shown at the back of the kokoshnik head (which is not well struck and thus not visible).  Also the makers mark is there, presumably ИП. By the way, original Faberge boxes are sold for hundreds of dollars each, as they are collectible on their own, but also many fakers also need them and are ready to pay a lot. This one is poorly made, though.[/QUOTE]