POSSIBLY ITALIAN, WITH LATER RUSSIAN HALLMARKS, CIRCA 1890

Details

A Rare Continental Silver Triple Stamp Case for the Russian Market
Possibly Italian, with Later Russian Hallmarks, circa 1890
Rectangular with a gilded interior, the cover with three enamelled Russian 'stamps' for 3, 7 and 10 kopeks
See Illustration
2¾in. (7cm.) long, 2oz. (60gr.) gross.

Special notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium

Sale room notice

This lot is illustrated at the top of page 22 and incorrectly numbered as lot 78.

Lot Essay

A very similar example with French 'stamps' was sold in these rooms, 10 December 2002, lot 33 for £2,585 as part of The 'Paris' collection of Stamp Boxes. That sale also included a similar single stamp box, again with a French 'stamp', lot 34, £1,645, and a double stamp box with Norwegian 'stamps', lot 53 which sold for £1,998.

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