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A RUSSIAN GOLD, MALACHITE, AND MICRO-MOSAIC SNUFF BOX
ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1830
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A RUSSIAN GOLD, MALACHITE, AND MICRO-MOSAIC SNUFF BOX
ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1830
Canted rectangular, the cover and box lined in gold, the thumbpiece engraved with foliage, the cover set with an Italian oval micro-mosaic plaque depicting the Colosseum, in original fitted leather case, marked inside cover and base, with maker’s mark WR
2 5/8 in. (66 mm.) long
ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1830
Canted rectangular, the cover and box lined in gold, the thumbpiece engraved with foliage, the cover set with an Italian oval micro-mosaic plaque depicting the Colosseum, in original fitted leather case, marked inside cover and base, with maker’s mark WR
2 5/8 in. (66 mm.) long