Lot Essay
The inscription translates:
Gatchino
22April 1884
Maria Fedovowna
Gatchino
22April 1884
Maria Fedovowna
Details
A VICTORIAN SILVER-MOUNTED TURTLE-SHELL MATCH SAFE
LONDON, 1881, MAKER'S MARK OF THOMAS JOHNSON
Realistically formed as a turtle, its hinged back formed of the shell of a hawk's bill sea turtle, the side applied with a striker, the base engraved with a cyrilic inscription, marked on base and cover mount--3 1/2in. (cm.) long
LONDON, 1881, MAKER'S MARK OF THOMAS JOHNSON
Realistically formed as a turtle, its hinged back formed of the shell of a hawk's bill sea turtle, the side applied with a striker, the base engraved with a cyrilic inscription, marked on base and cover mount--3 1/2in. (cm.) long