Snuff box, sterling silver and guilloche enamel, Russia, circa 1900
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
Circa 1900
Keywords: Sterling Silver, Guilloché Enamel, Snuff Box, Cigarette Case, Monogram, Blue Enamel, Ribbon Wreath, Rose-Cut Diamonds, Russian Style, Sterling, Early 20th Century Karl Fabergé style sterling silver and guilloché enamel rectangular snuff box. The hinged lid and base are decorated with a checkered guilloché pattern beneath translucent light blue enamel.
Centered on the lid is a monogram "M" set with rose-cut diamonds within a ribbon-tied laurel wreath. The interior retains its gilt finish. Stamped STERLING SILVER and model number 338. Weight approximately 155 grams. The box was likely commissioned for the American market and reflects the influence of the celebrated Fabergé workshops.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Dimensions or weight (listing wording)
- 155 grams
Identification
- Source note
- Auction-house description published on Invaluable; the text keeps only the listing's object facts (condition, price and sale wording removed). Attribution and measurements describe the photographed example; independent type authentication remains research required.
- Candidate id
- inv-206683236
- Auction house
- Collective Hudson, LLC
- Listing object ID
- 206683236
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and dating against a specialist reference; this entry documents one recorded example.