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MAKER’S MARK CYRILLIC ‘DSh’, MOSCOW, 1818
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A PARCEL-GILT SILVER AND NIELLO SNUFF-BOX
MAKER’S MARK CYRILLIC ‘DSh’, MOSCOW, 1818
Rectangular, the nielloed hinged cover depicting Emperor Alexander I and allegorical figure of Europe, within an architectural setting, the sides inscribed in Russian ‘Your firmness saved Europe / Your victory brought peace’, also inscribed ‘Peace in Europe 1814’, the base nielloed with military trophies, all on gilt stippled ground, interior gilt, marked inside cover and base
3½ in. (8.8 cm.) wide
3.5 oz. (110 gr.) gross
MAKER’S MARK CYRILLIC ‘DSh’, MOSCOW, 1818
Rectangular, the nielloed hinged cover depicting Emperor Alexander I and allegorical figure of Europe, within an architectural setting, the sides inscribed in Russian ‘Your firmness saved Europe / Your victory brought peace’, also inscribed ‘Peace in Europe 1814’, the base nielloed with military trophies, all on gilt stippled ground, interior gilt, marked inside cover and base
3½ in. (8.8 cm.) wide
3.5 oz. (110 gr.) gross
Special notice
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