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A RUSSIAN LACQUER BOX
BY THE LUKUTIN FACTORY, CIRCA 1820
Oblong, the hinged cover painted with a Russian soldier thumbing his nose at the retreating Emperor Napoléon I, the interior with the French inscription "Après vous, Sire!", the sides decorated with scrolling foliage
3¼ in. (8.5 cm.) long
BY THE LUKUTIN FACTORY, CIRCA 1820
Oblong, the hinged cover painted with a Russian soldier thumbing his nose at the retreating Emperor Napoléon I, the interior with the French inscription "Après vous, Sire!", the sides decorated with scrolling foliage
3¼ in. (8.5 cm.) long