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Tobacco box, niello decoration, Moscow, 1888

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1888

84 Solotnik, gepunzt mit Stadtmarke, Feingehalt, Jahresangabe, Hersteller Anatoliì Apollonovich Artsibashev und Silberschmiede Nik.Fed.Strulev, innen vergoldet, Ober- und Unterseite mit feiner, floraler Niello-Verzierung, Kartusche auf Deckel nicht graviert, altersgemäßer Zustand, Dellen und Kratzer vorhanden, Vergoldung teilweise berieben, 2,5 x 9,0 x 5,7 cm (HxBxT), 107 g; Tobacco box with niello decoration, Moscow, Russia, 1888, 84 Solotnik, hallmarked with city mark, silver alloy, year, assayer Anatoliì Apollonovich Artsibashev and silversmith Nik.Fed.Strulev, gilded inside, top and bottom with fine, floral niello decoration, cartridge on cover not engraved, gilding partially rubbed, 2.5 x 9.0 x 5.7 cm (height x width x depth), weight 107 g.

Evidence at a glance

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Photograph views
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Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics

Material (listing wording)
silver alloy
Dimensions or weight (listing wording)
2,5 x 9,0 x 5,7 cm; 107 g; 2.5 x 9.0 x 5.7 cm; weight 107 g

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-161001134
Auction house
Kunst- und Auktionshaus Quedlinburg
Listing object ID
161001134

Catalogue references

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Research required

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