Snuffbox
Snuffbox
Russian Empire, Moscow
Last quarter of the 18th century
Medallists: I.G. Eger (obverse), I.B. Gass (reverse)
Silver, foil; presswork, chiselling, niello, gilding
Height 1.9 cm, diameter 9.7 cm
Moscow city mark
Round silver snuffbox, parcel-gilded, with removable lid. Round squeezes of the medal obverse “To Grand Duke Pavel Petrovich second marriage", dated 1776, and the medal reverse “To the birth of Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich, dated 1779 are mounted in the box lid and bottom. Eight-pointed star frames two medallions, the lateral sides and space between the beams are decorated with niello scaly pattern. Braid underlines the lid edges, bottom and lateral sides.
The engraved inscription is on the lid inner surface: "To Peter // with grateful Thanks // 1957".
Инв.2378/ДПИ