A RARE ENAMEL COPPER TRAY AND A GROUP OF SNUFF BOXES AND DESK OBJECTS
Lot 340

A RARE ENAMEL COPPER TRAY AND A GROUP OF SNUFF BOXES AND DESK OBJECTS

THE TRAY, VELIKII USTIUG, 1770; THE OTHERS, RUSSIA AND EUROPE, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY

Closed3 June 2019

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A RARE ENAMEL COPPER TRAY AND A GROUP OF SNUFF BOXES AND DESK OBJECTS
THE TRAY, VELIKII USTIUG, 1770; THE OTHERS, RUSSIA AND EUROPE, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY
The tray of rectangular form with raised metal decoration of figures and foliate scrolls on a white enamelled ground, inscribed in Russian on the reverse '2 July 1770'; a wood-veneered box depicting the Treaty of Tilsit, early 19th century; a silver-gilt christening spoon with engraved decoration, Moscow, 1855; two silver snuff boxes, Europe, 19th century; a magnifying glass with tortoiseshell mounts, unmarked; a silver-mounted tortoiseshell snuff box, unmarked
The tray, 17 ¾ x 13 ¾ in. (45 x 35.1 cm.)

Collection Alexandre Djanchieff.
By descent to the present owner.

Specialist note

The craftsmen of Velikii Ustiug were renowned for their niello and enamel work on metal, which had its beginnings in the 17th century. The present tray was probably a work of Afanasiy and Stepan Popov, whose factory existed from 1761 until 1776 and was particularly famous for its enamels.