Lot 166
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A parcel gilt and niello trompe l'oeil box
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A parcel gilt and niello trompe l'oeil box

CYRILLIC MARK V.V PROBABLY FOR VASILII VIKTOROV, ST. PETERSBURG, 1867

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A parcel gilt and niello trompe l'oeil box
Cyrillic mark V.V probably for Vasilii Viktorov, St. Petersburg, 1867
Rectangular, simulating an open music book, niello pages of the opera score forming the hinged cover, with gilt-edged pages forming the sides, the gilt interior inscribed in Russian in the cover with initials K.K in a laurel wreath 'From the admirers' below and on the opposite page with 'Life for the Tsar' above a lyre and the date beneath '24 January 1868.', marked under cover and base
11 1/8 in. (28.3 cm.) long
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Lot Essay

Life for the Tsar or Ivan Suzanin, by Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka (1804-1857), with libretto from G.F. Rosen, was first performed in 1836. The opera, a celebration of the Romanov dynasty and Russian patriotism, including genuine Russian music never heard before on the operatic stage, was an immediate success.

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