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CYRILLIC MARK OF GAVRILA USTINOV, MOSCOW, SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
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Two silver-gilt and niello snuff-boxes
Cyrillic mark of Gavrila Ustinov, Moscow, second quarter 19th century
A rectangular snuff-box, the raised cover depicting the Falconet statue of Peter the Great, the base with a musical trophy, each in foliate wreath on stippled ground within niello and engraved stylized leaf borders, the sides with architectural scenes, marked in cover and base; and a rectangular snuff-box of oval section, the cover showing a man with a dog approching a seated couple with a palace in the distance, the base with a couple in a chariot pulled by deer, the sides with two buildings amidst foliage, stippled ground, with chased foliate scroll thumbpiece, illegible mark on flange
2 7/8in (7.4cm.) and 3 1/8in. (7.9cm.) long (2)
Cyrillic mark of Gavrila Ustinov, Moscow, second quarter 19th century
A rectangular snuff-box, the raised cover depicting the Falconet statue of Peter the Great, the base with a musical trophy, each in foliate wreath on stippled ground within niello and engraved stylized leaf borders, the sides with architectural scenes, marked in cover and base; and a rectangular snuff-box of oval section, the cover showing a man with a dog approching a seated couple with a palace in the distance, the base with a couple in a chariot pulled by deer, the sides with two buildings amidst foliage, stippled ground, with chased foliate scroll thumbpiece, illegible mark on flange
2 7/8in (7.4cm.) and 3 1/8in. (7.9cm.) long (2)