Lot Essay
For another box with the same map of Moscow by the same artist see M.M. Postnikova-Losseva and Others, Russian Niello Art, (Moscow, 1972), n. 98-99, ill.
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MARKED WITH THE CYRILLIC INITIALS OF THE WORKMASTER FEDOR BUCHKOVSKII, VELIKII USTIUG, 1814
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A RARE NIELLO CARTOGRAPHIC BOX
marked with the Cyrillic initials of the workmaster Fedor Buchkovskii, Velikii Ustiug, 1814
Circular, the cover with a map of Moscow within a gilt chased rim, the reverse with another map, marked
3 3/8in. (8.7cm.) diameter
marked with the Cyrillic initials of the workmaster Fedor Buchkovskii, Velikii Ustiug, 1814
Circular, the cover with a map of Moscow within a gilt chased rim, the reverse with another map, marked
3 3/8in. (8.7cm.) diameter