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A LARGE OVAL SUGAR BOX
maker's mark in Cyrillic AIZ in heart (Goldberg 669), Moscow, 1775, A. Andreev, also struck with Alderman's mark of Fedor Petrov
On spreading oval base, the bulging body engraved with foliate, C-scroll and rocaille cartouches centred with views of houses in wooded landscapes, and further surrounded with foliate sprays, the stepped domed cover engraved with a bird pirched on a branch in a garden landscape enclosed in a stylised border - 18cm long (505gr)
maker's mark in Cyrillic AIZ in heart (Goldberg 669), Moscow, 1775, A. Andreev, also struck with Alderman's mark of Fedor Petrov
On spreading oval base, the bulging body engraved with foliate, C-scroll and rocaille cartouches centred with views of houses in wooded landscapes, and further surrounded with foliate sprays, the stepped domed cover engraved with a bird pirched on a branch in a garden landscape enclosed in a stylised border - 18cm long (505gr)