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A SILVER-GILT AND NIELLO SNUFF-BOX
Moscow, circa 1800
Oblong with cut corners, the cover depicting Charity in a landscape with architectural devices, bordered by rocaille and foliage scrolls on a stippled ground, the base with a similar scene of a woman holding a sheef of wheat, the sides with further landscapes and buildings with a band of chased laurel leaves and chased and engraved architectural angles - 3¾in. (9.7cm.) long
5ozs. (145grs.)
Moscow, circa 1800
Oblong with cut corners, the cover depicting Charity in a landscape with architectural devices, bordered by rocaille and foliage scrolls on a stippled ground, the base with a similar scene of a woman holding a sheef of wheat, the sides with further landscapes and buildings with a band of chased laurel leaves and chased and engraved architectural angles - 3¾in. (9.7cm.) long
5ozs. (145grs.)