Lot 224
224
A RARE EN PLEIN, GUILLOCHÉ AND CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL GOLD SNUFF BOX
These lots have been imported from outside the EU … Read more PROPERTY OF A LADY
A RARE EN PLEIN, GUILLOCHÉ AND CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL GOLD SNUFF BOX

MARKED KEIBEL, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1860, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 833

Details
A RARE EN PLEIN, GUILLOCHÉ AND CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL GOLD SNUFF BOX
MARKED KEIBEL, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1860, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 833
Rectangular, champlevé and guilloché enamelled with stylised varicolour scrolling foliage on an opaque black enamel ground, the hinged cover, base and sides, with cartouche-shaped reserves en plein enamelled with views of St Petersburg, including a view of the Palace Square, the monument to Peter the Great, various views of the Neva and environs including the Stock Exchange and the Fortress of Peter and Paul, with thumb-piece, marked inside cover and base and on rims
3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm) wide
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 10-11 June 1985, lot 473.
Special notice
These lots have been imported from outside the EU for sale using a Temporary Import regime. Import VAT is payable (at 5%) on the Hammer price. VAT is also payable (at 20%) on the buyer’s Premium on a VAT inclusive basis. When a buyer of such a lot has registered an EU address but wishes to export the lot or complete the import into another EU country, he must advise Christie's immediately after the auction.

Brought to you by

Marina Nekliudova
Marina Nekliudova
+44 (0)207 389 2210

Lot Essay

Johann Wilhelm Keibel was the son and apprentice of the famous goldsmith Otto Samuel Keibel. After his father's death in 1809, he adopted the same mark and became master in 1812. Keibel was one of the most important workshops producing gold boxes in Russia in the first half of the 19th Century. After the death of Johann Wilhelm Keibel in 1862, the firm specialised in the production of insignia until 1917.

More from Russian Art

View All
View All