Large Round Snuff Box with Medal of the Imperial Chancellor Alexei Petrovich Count Bestushev-Ryumin

Lot 1070
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Lot 1070 | Large Round Snuff Box with Medal of the Imperial Chancellor Alexei Petrovich Count Bestushev-Ryumin
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LARGE ROUND SNUFF BOX WITH MEDAL OF THE IMPERIAL CHANCELLOR ALEXEI PETROVICH COUNT BESTUSHEV-RYUMIN.

Moschnin, Alexej. Weliki Ustjug.

Date: Around 1775.
Technique: Gilt silver, Niello decor.
Description: On the hooded lid a large medal, the surface engraved with a radial pattern. The sides are
circumferentially decorated with hunting scenes, the underside with a heraldic motif with
the monogram "WHK" in Latin characters.
Weight: Ca. 250g.
Measurement: Height 3,5cm, ø 9,5cm.
Mark: Inspection mark Weliki Ustjug with 1775 (Goldberg compare no.68, 59), maker's mark severely indistinct Alexej Moschnin (ibid. no.80).


Provenance:
Private collection Germany, purchased "A la Vieille Cité", 350 rue St'Honoré, Paris.
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