Presentation Snuffbox with the Monogram of Umberto I, King of Italy
Presentation Snuffbox with the Monogram of Umberto I, King of Italy
Italy, Turin
c. 1870 and later
Musy (?)
Gold
2.4 × 8.6 × 5.7 cm
Marks: Kingdom of Sardinia (Savoy) 2o titolo (18 ct) mark, 1824–1872
The crowned initial U stands for Umberto I, King of Italy (1844–1900), whose visit in 1853 to La Spezia when Prince of Piedmont is commemorated by another snuffbox from our collection (inventory number 2405/ДПИ). The simple reeded decoration on the present box acts as a foil for the jewelled cipher and the engraved arms of Savoy on the base, the emblems that define the box’s function as a token of royal favour.
2204MC531/ДПИ