Lot Essay
This box was apparently presented to Leo Tolstoy by the local zemstvo of the Tulskaya Oblast.
Details
A RUSSIAN CHROME-MOUNTED CUT GLASS TRINKET BOX
MARKED IN RUSSIAN "OT' M.F." FOR THE MAL'TSEV GLASSWORKS, CIRCA 1904
Rectangular, the peacock blue glass box wth alternating bands of clear and cut glass
5¾ in. (14.5 cm.) long
MARKED IN RUSSIAN "OT' M.F." FOR THE MAL'TSEV GLASSWORKS, CIRCA 1904
Rectangular, the peacock blue glass box wth alternating bands of clear and cut glass
5¾ in. (14.5 cm.) long
Provenance
Count and Countess Leo Tolstoy
Countess Nina Tolstoy
Countess Nina Tolstoy