Lot 363

RUSSIAN SILVER GILT AND NIELLO SNUFF BOX
CIRCA 1796

Auction: Lots 336 - 597 | 05 September at 10am
£1,071
Description
of rectangular form, with niello panels decorated with stars within gilt engraved laurel borders, the hinged lid opening to a gilt interior with hallmarks, makers mark ‘PB’ in Cyrllic, assay mark ‘A.T’ dated 1796 and town mark for Veliky Ustyug
Dimensions
9.5cm long, 4cm wide, 2cm deep
Provenance
Provenance: Select items from the estate of the late Lady Penn
Footnote
Note: Bequeathed to Sir Eric by Rowland Thomas Baring, 2nd Earl of Cromer, in 1952
