A RUSSIAN GOLD-MOUNTED SILVER AND NIELLO SNUFF BOX

Lot 71
27.01.2021 10:00UTC +00:00
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$ 5 000
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Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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Lot 71 | A RUSSIAN GOLD-MOUNTED SILVER AND NIELLO SNUFF BOX
Estimate value
$ 8 000 – 12 000
A RUSSIAN GOLD-MOUNTED SILVER AND NIELLO SNUFF BOX
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
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
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SW1Y 6QT London
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