ID 435266
Lot 266 | TWO SILVER-GILT BONBONNIÈRES
Estimate value
£ 3 000 – 5 000
BOTH, RUSSIA, LATE 18TH / EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The larger bonbonnière, the detachable cover set with a medallion depicting Catherine II in profile, signed in Russian 'Timofey Ivanov', the base engraved with a trophy of arms, marked inside cover and base with Moscow town mark; the other, the detachable cover and base set with medallions, the cover depicting a profile of Catherine the Great, the base commemorating peace with The Treaty of Kuchuk-Kainardji between the Russian Empire and Ottoman Empire in July 1774, signed in Russian 'Timofey Ivanov', marked inside cover and base with maker's mark 'FS', also with French import marks
3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) diameter, and smaller
14.7 oz. (457 gr.)
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