Lot Essay
Georgiy (Egor) Aleksandrovich von Dehn (1827-1889) first served in the Guard in the Preobrajenski Regiment and later in the regular army. Promoted to Colonel in 1860, he became a Major General in 1869.
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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE FRENCH COLLECTION
A PARCEL-GILT SILVER-MOUNTED BOX
MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1860
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A PARCEL-GILT SILVER-MOUNTED BOX
MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1860
Rectangular, velvet-lined wooden box with a hinged cover, applied with a silver-gilt plaque, inscribed in Russian '[To] Egor Aleksandrovich v[on] Dehn / From the Officers of the 2nd Sofiyskii Infantry Regiment', centring the coat-of-arms of the von Dehn family, flanked by finely cast and chased military attributes, all within a corded rim, the base applied with a similar silver plaque, on four bun feet, with a silver clasp, marked on cover and base
6 x 7½ in. (15.3 x 19 cm.)
MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1860
Rectangular, velvet-lined wooden box with a hinged cover, applied with a silver-gilt plaque, inscribed in Russian '[To] Egor Aleksandrovich v[on] Dehn / From the Officers of the 2nd Sofiyskii Infantry Regiment', centring the coat-of-arms of the von Dehn family, flanked by finely cast and chased military attributes, all within a corded rim, the base applied with a similar silver plaque, on four bun feet, with a silver clasp, marked on cover and base
6 x 7½ in. (15.3 x 19 cm.)
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