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A group of papier-mâché lacquer including three rare boxes
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A group of papier-mâché lacquer including three rare boxes

BY THE LUKUTIN FACTORY, 1814-28; BY THE AUSTEN FACTORY, MOSCOW, 1841-1855; EARLY AND LATE 19TH CENTURY

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A group of papier-mâché lacquer including three rare boxes
By the Lukutin Factory, 1814-28; by the Austen Factory, Moscow, 1841-1855; early and late 19th century
An early rectangular snuff-box, with rounded corners, the hinged cover finely painted with a view of the monument to Peter the Great by Falconet; a larger rectangular box on four feet, painted with Italianate landscape with anglers beside a lake by moonlight both marked inside covers; a snuff-box with a portrait of Field-Marshal Suvorov; a purse with a woman pushing a barrow, with two children, blue silk lining, with label inside; and a pair of studs with a peasant man and woman, apparently unmarked
7¼ in. (18.5 cm.) long to 1¼ in. (3.2 cm.) diameter (6)
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Lot Essay

Count Suvorov (1729-1800) was a great Russian general. He never lost a battle throughout his long career, conducting campaigns in Finland, Poland, the Crimea and Italy, and famously leading his army undefeated across the Alps, a feat not achieved since Hannibal.

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