Lot 141
141
A PARCEL-GILT SILVER AND NIELLO SNUFF BOX
A PARCEL-GILT SILVER AND NIELLO SNUFF BOX

VELIKII USTIUG, SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY

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A PARCEL-GILT SILVER AND NIELLO SNUFF BOX
VELIKII USTIUG, SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY
Of cartouche form, the hinged cover depicting a bird and fruit in a landscape, the base depicting an architectural view, all with rocaille borders, the sides depicting amorous pastoral figures in landscapes, all on a gilt stippled ground, apparently unmarked
4¼ in. (10.8 cm.) long
6.6 oz. (206.4 gr.) gross

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Lot Essay

A nearly identical snuff box is currently part of the collection of the State Historical Museum, Moscow (inventory no. GIM 456shch, OK 344); see Russkoe Serebro XVI - nachala XX veka, St. Petersburg, 2004, illustrated p. 106.

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