A FINE RUSSIAN PARCEL-GILT SILVER AND NIELLO SNUFF BOX
MOSCOW, CIRCA 1790
Circular with pull-off cover and gilt interior, marked only with Moscow town mark in cover and base, foliate borders, cover with medallion commemorating the 1710 surrender of Swedish Livonia to the Russian Empire and featuring Atlas with world on back, the globe featuring the names of the various Baltic cities of Livonia, set within an eight-pointed star, the base with military trophies on rayed ground
3½ in. diameter (9 cm.)
A FINE RUSSIAN PARCEL-GILT SILVER AND NIELLO SNUFF BOX
MOSCOW, CIRCA 1790
Circular with pull-off cover and gilt interior, marked only with Moscow town mark in cover and base, foliate borders, cover with medallion commemorating the 1710 surrender of Swedish Livonia to the Russian Empire and featuring Atlas with world on back, the globe featuring the names of the various Baltic cities of Livonia, set within an eight-pointed star, the base with military trophies on rayed ground
3½ in. diameter (9 cm.)
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