Condition Report
Contact Information
Lot 135
Sale 2687 - The Collection of Amb. & Mrs. Alexander Weddell - The Virginia House Museum
Apr 10, 2019
6:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
Own a similar item?
Estimate
$4,000 -
6,000
Price Realized
$1,750
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
A FINE RUSSIAN MEDAL-SET SILVER, PARCEL-GILT AND NIELLO SNUFFBOX unknown maker, Moscow, circa 1780
Circular, the cover set with a medal depicting Empress Catherine II Alexeievna "The Great" in profile, signed Timofei Ivanov, and with surrounding inscription in Cyrillic "B.M. Ekaterina II Imperat[ritsa] I samoderzh[itsa] Vseross[isskoi];" allover decorated in niello with geometric patterns, the interior silver gilt and struck with the Moscow mark for 1780.
H: 3/4, Dia: 3 1/4 in. Weight: 5.22 oz. t.