A JEWELLED AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL GOLD IMPERIAL PRESENTATION SNUFF BOX
BY I. HEIDE, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1850
Of shaped rectangular form, the hinged lid centring an oval plaque enamelled in translucent red over a wavy guilloché ground, applied with the diamond-set crowned cypher of Emperor Nicholas I, beneath a jewelled Imperial crown, within a rose-cut diamond-set laurel wreath, the gold lid chased with scrolling foliate ornament on a matted ground, the sides similarly decorated, the base engraved with a similar design, marked inside base with 'I. Heide'
3 3⁄8 in. (8.5 cm.) long
A JEWELLED AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL GOLD IMPERIAL PRESENTATION SNUFF BOX
BY I. HEIDE, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1850
Of shaped rectangular form, the hinged lid centring an oval plaque enamelled in translucent red over a wavy guilloché ground, applied with the diamond-set crowned cypher of Emperor Nicholas I, beneath a jewelled Imperial crown, within a rose-cut diamond-set laurel wreath, the gold lid chased with scrolling foliate ornament on a matted ground, the sides similarly decorated, the base engraved with a similar design, marked inside base with 'I. Heide'
3 3⁄8 in. (8.5 cm.) long
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