Russian Silver Snuff Box with Cartographic Lid

19th century Russian silver & niello silver snuff box with…
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19th century Russian silver & niello silver snuff box with cartographic lid with detailed map of Vologda province. attributed to Foedor Bushkovskii, Velikiy Ustyug, mark rubbed. The map notated with distances between major centres, sides with gilt washed insignias of Russian provinces, base with inscribed details of the Russian nation, interior gilt washed, marked '84/MH/1819,' length 9 cm ; weight 166 grams See Sotheby's 2020, Russian Art Work auction, lot 78

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  • Attributed - A cataloguing term where the item in the opinion of the cataloguers, is a of the period of the artist, craftsman or designer, and which probably in whole or part is the work of that person.
  • Niello - A compound made up of lead silver copper and sulphur that is black in colour, and applied to the engraved areas of silver items, thus highlighting the engraving by making the black niello detail stand out from the silver background. It was used on edged weapons from the Renaisance onwards, and also by Russian crafstmen of the19th century.

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