TWO PARCEL-GILT SILVER AND NIELLO SNUFF BOXES

Lot 255
23.11.2020 14:00UTC +00:00
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Starting price
£ 4 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 435234
Lot 255 | TWO PARCEL-GILT SILVER AND NIELLO SNUFF BOXES
Estimate value
£ 4 000 – 6 000
TWO PARCEL-GILT SILVER AND NIELLO SNUFF BOXES

BOTH, MAKER’S MARK CYRILLIC 'OB', MOSCOW, CIRCA 1830

Each rectangular, one depicting the Monument to Minin and Pozharsky within laurel wreath, the other depicting Nicholas I on horseback in a cityscape, the base nielloed with military trophies, all on gilt stippled ground, interior gilt, each marked inside cover and base, one also with French import marks

3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm.) wide, and smaller

6.9 oz. (217.5 gr.) gross

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