A NIELLO SILVER-GILT CARTOGRAPHIC SNUFF-BOX

A NIELLO SILVER-GILT CARTOGRAPHIC SNUFF-BOX
MARKED WITH THE CYRILLIC INITIALS OF MIKHAEL TCHULKOV, VOLOGDA, CIRCA 1849
Rectangular, the cover nielloed with a map of the Vologda province and a table of statistics, the reverse with further record of the regional population, the sides with coats-of-arms of Vologda and adjoining provinces, fully marked
3 5/8 in. (9.3 cm.) wide