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A CUSHION-SHAPED SNUFF BOX AND AN OBLONG TOBACCO CASE
the former perhaps by Andrej Postnikov, Moscow, 1908-1917, the latter St. Petersburg, 1867
The cushion-shaped snuff box reeded overall and applied to the cover with a ribbon-tied flower spray; the latter engraved to simulate a purse and enhanst with stylised ornament and foliate cartouche to the centre, each gilt-lined - 8.5cm and 10.5cm long (232gr) (2)
the former perhaps by Andrej Postnikov, Moscow, 1908-1917, the latter St. Petersburg, 1867
The cushion-shaped snuff box reeded overall and applied to the cover with a ribbon-tied flower spray; the latter engraved to simulate a purse and enhanst with stylised ornament and foliate cartouche to the centre, each gilt-lined - 8.5cm and 10.5cm long (232gr) (2)