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A SILVER-GILT AND NIELLO BOOK-SHAPED SNUFF-BOX
by Ivan Kaltykov, Moscow, circa 1820
The cover decorated with a scene of gentlemen in a horse drawn carriage on a city street, reserved in a foliate border, the reverse decorated with a view of a fort in a wooded landscaped and reserved in a similar foliate border, the front and sides engraved to simulate pages, the bind decorated with panelled flower heads - 8.25cm long (110gr)
by Ivan Kaltykov, Moscow, circa 1820
The cover decorated with a scene of gentlemen in a horse drawn carriage on a city street, reserved in a foliate border, the reverse decorated with a view of a fort in a wooded landscaped and reserved in a similar foliate border, the front and sides engraved to simulate pages, the bind decorated with panelled flower heads - 8.25cm long (110gr)