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Maker:
A.K
Medallist:
Jaeger, Johan Caspar
Silver, parcel-gilt and niello, circular; decorated with a portriat medallion on the lid and trophies of war on the base
Silver, parcel-gilt and niello, circular with flat pull-off lid. The lid is set with a gilt portriat medallion on the Grand Duke Paul and the Grand Duchess Maria Theodorvna. the is surounded by nielloed pattern of geometric checks and chevrons. The sides are similarly nielloed. The recessed base is nielloed with an intricate display of the trophies of war, including armour, standards, a cannon, trumpets and a laurel wreath, surrounded by a pattern if geometric checks and chevrons. The interior of the box is gilt.
Bequeathed by A.J. Hugh Smith through the National Art-Collections Fund, 1964
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1964-03-12) by Smith, Arnold John Hugh
18th Century, Late-19th Century, Early#
Production date:
circa
AD 1800
There is no town mark, but the style of the box suggests it was made in Veliki Oustiug
Decoration
composed of
gold
niello
Box And Lid
Diameter 8.8 cm
Height 2.2 cm
Medallion
Inscription present: "?Rs?"
Accession number: M.12 & A-1964
Primary reference Number: 150709
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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