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A SILVER TROMPE-L'OEIL BOX
MARKED WITH THE INITIALS OF ALEXANDER MUKHIN, MOSCOW, 1882
Details
A SILVER TROMPE-L'OEIL BOX
marked with the initials of Alexander Mukhin, Moscow, 1882
Rectangular, the hinged cover and sides, chased and engraved overall to simulate wood grain and tax bands with the Russian inscription 'Imported Tobacco', the inside with the German inscription 'To the great artist and dear friend in faithful and greatful admiration, from his model David Popper, February 1895', gilt interior, marked inside
4 7/8in. (12.5cm.) long
17.76oz. (552.9gr.)
marked with the initials of Alexander Mukhin, Moscow, 1882
Rectangular, the hinged cover and sides, chased and engraved overall to simulate wood grain and tax bands with the Russian inscription 'Imported Tobacco', the inside with the German inscription 'To the great artist and dear friend in faithful and greatful admiration, from his model David Popper, February 1895', gilt interior, marked inside
4 7/8in. (12.5cm.) long
17.76oz. (552.9gr.)