Lot Essay
The inscription translates as 'A Souvenir of affection for difficult days supported together.'
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A PARCEL-GILT NIELLO SNUFF-BOX
marked with the Cyrillic initials of Fedor Maximov, St. Petersburg, 1845
Rectangular with rounded corners, the hinged cover depicting the statue of Peter the Great by Falconet in St. Petersburg, on stippled ground within niello stylised scrolls, the base with a view of the Neva, the sides with geometric design, engraved with German inscriptions inside the cover an Felix Schadow. den 21 Juni 1849. and around the flange zur freundlichen Erinnerung an gemeinachuflich getragene schwere Tage. - 7.5 cm long
marked with the Cyrillic initials of Fedor Maximov, St. Petersburg, 1845
Rectangular with rounded corners, the hinged cover depicting the statue of Peter the Great by Falconet in St. Petersburg, on stippled ground within niello stylised scrolls, the base with a view of the Neva, the sides with geometric design, engraved with German inscriptions inside the cover an Felix Schadow. den 21 Juni 1849. and around the flange zur freundlichen Erinnerung an gemeinachuflich getragene schwere Tage. - 7.5 cm long