ID 479274
Lot 71 | A RUSSIAN GOLD-MOUNTED SILVER AND NIELLO SNUFF BOX
Estimate value
$ 8 000 – 12 000
RUSSIA, SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY
Of rectangular form, the hinged cover nielloed with the portrait of Empress Elizabeth on horseback after Georg Christoph Grooth (1716-1749), the sides nielloed with battle scenes and the base with war tropies, applied with gold mounts cast and chased with scrolls, apparently unmarked
3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm.) long
| Medium: | Metal |
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| Place of origin: | Russia |
| Auction house category: | Boxes and Cases |
| Medium: | Metal |
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| Place of origin: | Russia |
| Auction house category: | Boxes and Cases |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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