Lot Essay
For a similar cartographic box see A. von Solodkoff, Russian Gold and Silverwork 17th-19th Century, (Fribourg, 1981), p.91, plates 117-120.
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MARKED WITH UNKNOWN MAKER'S CYRILLIC INITIALS IK, VOLOGDA, 1838
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A niello parcel-gilt cartographic Snuff-Box
marked with unknown maker's Cyrillic initials IK, Vologda, 1838
Rectangular, the hinged cover nielloed with a map of Vologda Province and table of distances on stippled gilt ground, the base with tables of the provincial population, the sides with coats-of-arms of Vologda and other provincial towns, gilt interior, marked inside cover and base
3½in. (8.8cm.) long
173 gr.
marked with unknown maker's Cyrillic initials IK, Vologda, 1838
Rectangular, the hinged cover nielloed with a map of Vologda Province and table of distances on stippled gilt ground, the base with tables of the provincial population, the sides with coats-of-arms of Vologda and other provincial towns, gilt interior, marked inside cover and base
3½in. (8.8cm.) long
173 gr.