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ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1820; THE MINIATURE SIGNED BY JEAN PARENT
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A RUSSIAN GOLD SNUFFBOX WITH PORTRAIT OF NAPOLEON
St. Petersburg, circa 1820; the miniature signed by Jean Parent
Rounded rectangular, the sides finely chiselled with acanthus and shells against a matted ground, the hinged and glazed cover enclosing a portrait miniature of Napoleon I in uniform with decorations, signed JP 1815, the box marked inside base and cover with assay master's mark of Alexander Ilitsch Jaschinow
2½ in. (6.4 cm.) long
St. Petersburg, circa 1820; the miniature signed by Jean Parent
Rounded rectangular, the sides finely chiselled with acanthus and shells against a matted ground, the hinged and glazed cover enclosing a portrait miniature of Napoleon I in uniform with decorations, signed JP 1815, the box marked inside base and cover with assay master's mark of Alexander Ilitsch Jaschinow
2½ in. (6.4 cm.) long