Details
Rectangular box with hinged cover, nielloed with horizontal stripes throughout, within gilt borders, interior gilt, by Ivan Zhilin, Velikii Ustiug, 1808; the etui with a detachable cover, nielloed with horizontal stripes throughout, within gilt borders, maker's mark indistinct, possibly Cyrillic 'I.O', early 19th century; circular box with hinged cover, nielloed with a pastoral scene of a young man serenading a young woman, the base nielloed with geometric diaper pattern, centring a gilt rosette, interior gilt, mark of Vasily Popov, Moscow, 1808
Rectangular box, 312 in. (9 cm.) long; circular box, 258 in. (7.1 cm.) diameter; etui, 378 in. (9.8 cm.) long
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 1 June 2015, lots 358 and 359.
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