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ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1800
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A silver-gilt niello Box
St. Petersburg, circa 1800
Circular, the base decorated with military trophies on a sun-burst ground within entre-lac border, the sides similarly decorated with laurel garlands at intervals, the detachable cover with a repoussé, chased and engraved bust portrait of Catherine the Great within a border of military trophies on rayed ground, marked inside cover and base
3 5/8in. (9.1cm.) diam.
St. Petersburg, circa 1800
Circular, the base decorated with military trophies on a sun-burst ground within entre-lac border, the sides similarly decorated with laurel garlands at intervals, the detachable cover with a repoussé, chased and engraved bust portrait of Catherine the Great within a border of military trophies on rayed ground, marked inside cover and base
3 5/8in. (9.1cm.) diam.