A RUSSIAN PARCEL-GILT SILVER SNUFF BOX

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A RUSSIAN PARCEL-GILT SILVER SNUFF BOX
LATE 18TH CENTURY

Of circular form with silver-gilt reeded borders, the cover set with a commemorative medal of Catherine the Great dated 1774, apparently unmarked--3 3/4in. (9.4cm.) diam.
(11 oz.)

Lot Essay

The medal, by Timothei Ivanoff, commemorates the conclusion of peace with Turkey.