A PARCEL-GILT AND NIELLO BOX
A PARCEL-GILT AND NIELLO BOX

MARKED WITH ILLEGIBLE WORKMASTER'S INITIALS, VELIKII USTIUG, CIRCA 1820

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A PARCEL-GILT AND NIELLO BOX
marked with illegible workmaster's initials, Velikii Ustiug, circa 1820
Of rectangular form with rounded corners, the cover depicting the map of the Vologda province and a chart showing the distance between each city, the bottom with a population census chart of the province, each side with the coat-of-arms of each city of the province, gilt interior, marked on the flange
3¼in. (8.2cm.) long
5.22oz. (162.3gr.)

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