A VICTORIAN JEWELLED ENAMELLED GOLD PRESENTATION BOX
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A VICTORIAN JEWELLED ENAMELLED GOLD PRESENTATION BOX

BY JOHN LINNIT (FL. 1809 - AFTER 1840) AND ROBERT GARRARD (FL. 1822-1888), LONDON, 1854

已結束2023年7月7日

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A VICTORIAN JEWELLED ENAMELLED GOLD PRESENTATION BOX
BY JOHN LINNIT (FL. 1809 - AFTER 1840) AND ROBERT GARRARD (FL. 1822-1888), LONDON, 1854
Rectangular chased with opulent foliage in beaded strapwork on matted ground within moulded borders, the hinged cover applied with a central silver-mounted deep-blue enamel medallion set with a rose-diamond crowned initial A under a coronet, within chased foliage and strapwork and with blue enamel reserves at the angles, marked inside cover and base, on rim and flange
3 5/8 in. (92 mm.) long
gross weight 7 oz. 17 dwt. (245 gr.)
The initial A under a coronet is that of the Grand Duke Alexander Nikolaevich (1818-1881), later Emperor Alexander II.

Alexander II (1818 -1881) Emperor of Russia, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Finland.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 12 July 1995, lot 12.

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This box was probably presented as a coronation gift to Alexander II (1818-1881) when crowned Emperor of Russia in 1855. He was also the King of Poland and the Grand Duke of Finland. Alexander's most significant reform as emperor was the emancipation of Russia's serfs in 1861, for which he is known as Alexander the Liberator.