Lot Essay
It has been suggested that the "Persian " inscription was copied by someone unfamiliar with this script & thus it is illegible.
NO MAKER'S MARK, MOSCOW, 1806
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AN UNUSUAL RUSSIAN SILVER-GILT AND NIELLO SNUFF BOX
NO MAKER'S MARK, MOSCOW, 1806
Of gorget form, with stippled surfaces, cover & base with military trophies, narrow laurel leaf border, the cover with flush hinge, a pseudo-Persian inscription all around the sides, gilt interior.
3¼ in. wide (8.4 cm.)
4 oz. (124 gm.)
NO MAKER'S MARK, MOSCOW, 1806
Of gorget form, with stippled surfaces, cover & base with military trophies, narrow laurel leaf border, the cover with flush hinge, a pseudo-Persian inscription all around the sides, gilt interior.
3¼ in. wide (8.4 cm.)
4 oz. (124 gm.)
Special notice
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