Lot 680
Nineteenth century Russian silver snuff box of rectangular form, decorated in niello with...
Monday 18 June 2012 | 10:00 | Lots: 586
Lot 680
19th century Russian niello snuff box.
Lot 680
Lot Description
Nineteenth century Russian silver snuff box of rectangular form, decorated in niello with scrolling foliage to the hinged cover and underside and with criss cross patterns to the sides, the cover opening to reveal engraved monograms to the inside of the lid. Struck with Assay mark and date, possibly for Andrei Kovalsky 1856, also with 84 in a punch and two further marks. Measuring 7.5 cm by 3.5 cm, weight 80.4 grams.
Postage: Auction Default
Weight: No
Total lot weight: No
Condition Report
Box displays general wear and surface marks and scratches. More wear to edges and corners and considerable loss of detail to the scroll decoration to the top and bottom but also to various areas of the criss cross decoration around the sides. Small triangular section missing from the front of the lid and some further damage along the top edge and to one of the front corners. Hinges are in working order, however the hinge pin is visible at both the corners. Marks are to the interior, there is some distortion but they are still legible.
Please login to request a condition report or ask more questions.
Own a similar item?
Request a Valuation
Get started
Receive alerts about
similar lots
Get Started
Telephone Bid
Bid
Newsletter Signup
Keyword Alerts
Would you like to receive personalised keyword alerts when new catalogues go live. If so, please indicate these below
Set a password to save your keyword alerts
Passwords are a minimum of 8 characters and must include an upper case letter, a lower case letter, a number and a special character.
Newsletter
