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THE FIRST, WITH UNKNOWN MAKER'S MARK AK, MOSCOW, 1823; THE SECOND WITH ILLEGIBLE MAKER'S MARK, MOSCOW, 1869
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TWO PARCEL-GILT NIELLO SNUFF-BOXES
the first, with unknown maker's mark AK, Moscow, 1823; the second with illegible maker's mark, Moscow, 1869
Rectangular, with rounded corners, the cover with a niello view of the statue of Peter the Great by Falconet, the reverse with a niello allegory of war, both on stippled ground and surrounded by a niello stiff-leaf design, the interior with the engraved inscription 'Lewis Waller, Sant'Elmo, PUTNEY, from Florence, 15.6.86', gilt interior, marked inside; the second rectangular with rounded corners, the cover applied with a niello design of classical buildings enclosed by floral sprays, on stippled ground, the reverse with similar decoration, the sides with niello cross-hatch design, gilt interior, marked inside
3 1/8in. (7.8cm.) long and 2¼in. (5.7cm.) long (2)
the first, with unknown maker's mark AK, Moscow, 1823; the second with illegible maker's mark, Moscow, 1869
Rectangular, with rounded corners, the cover with a niello view of the statue of Peter the Great by Falconet, the reverse with a niello allegory of war, both on stippled ground and surrounded by a niello stiff-leaf design, the interior with the engraved inscription 'Lewis Waller, Sant'Elmo, PUTNEY, from Florence, 15.6.86', gilt interior, marked inside; the second rectangular with rounded corners, the cover applied with a niello design of classical buildings enclosed by floral sprays, on stippled ground, the reverse with similar decoration, the sides with niello cross-hatch design, gilt interior, marked inside
3 1/8in. (7.8cm.) long and 2¼in. (5.7cm.) long (2)