Snuffbox with a detachable lid and the medal "on the accession of Empress Catherine II to the throne"
Snuffbox with a detachable lid and the medal "on the accession of Empress Catherine II to the throne"
Russia, St. Petersburg
1774
Master: Jean Ador (snuffbox); Medalist: Johann Georg Waechter (medal)
Gold; chasing, guilloché
3.5 x 8.4 cm
Master's mark – IA under a crown; St. Petersburg city mark – two crossed anchors and a scepter with the fineness date "1774"; fineness digits – "85"
Round gold snuffbox with a detachable lid. The lid and base of the snuffbox are inset with 1762 medals "On the accession of Empress Catherine II to the throne." The sides of the snuffbox are decorated with guilloché patterns and a band of floral ornament.
2057.1-2PC215/ДПИ