Lot Essay
For a similarly designed box in the Art Nouveau style, see Exhibition Catalogue, W.A. Bolin. Bolin in Russia. Court Jeweller late XIX - early XX centuries, Moscow, 2001, p. 236, no. 233.
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PROPERTY OF AN IMPORTANT SWEDISH COLLECTOR
A PARCEL-GILT SILVER AND ENAMEL SNUFF-BOX
MARKED BOLIN, MOSCOW, 1899-1908, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 10108
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A PARCEL-GILT SILVER AND ENAMEL SNUFF-BOX
MARKED BOLIN, MOSCOW, 1899-1908, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 10108
The hinged cover decorated with cast and chased silver tree branch within an opaque blue en plein enamelled sky, highlighted by an orange en plein enamelled sun, marked inside cover and under base, with Swedish import marks
4¼ in. (10.7 cm.) long
3.77 oz. (117.2 gr.) gross
MARKED BOLIN, MOSCOW, 1899-1908, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 10108
The hinged cover decorated with cast and chased silver tree branch within an opaque blue en plein enamelled sky, highlighted by an orange en plein enamelled sun, marked inside cover and under base, with Swedish import marks
4¼ in. (10.7 cm.) long
3.77 oz. (117.2 gr.) gross
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