PROBABLY HANAU, CIRCA 1840

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A GERMAN JEWELLED ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
PROBABLY HANAU, CIRCA 1840
rectangular box with rounded corners, the cover later applied with an oval blue lapis-lazuli plaque set with the cypher for Alexander II (1818-1881), Tsar of Russia 1855-1881, within a chased gold frame, the cover, sides and base with taille-d'épagne blue enamel scrolls and white enamel borders on a matted gold ground
2 5/8 in. (68 mm.) wide

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Lot Essay

Alexander II (1818-1881) was the Emperor of Russia from 1855 until his assassination in 1881. He was also the King of Poland and the Grand Duke of Finland. Alexander's most significant reform as emperor was the emancipation of Russia's serfs in 1861, for which he is known as Alexander the Liberator.

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