A RARE EN PLEIN, GUILLOCHÉ AND CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL GOLD SNUFF BOX, MARKED KEIBEL, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1860, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 833

A RARE EN PLEIN, GUILLOCHÉ AND CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL GOLD SNUFF BOX
MARKED KEIBEL, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1860, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 833
Rectangular, champlevé and guilloché enamelled with stylised varicolour scrolling foliage on an opaque black enamel ground, the hinged cover, base and sides, with cartouche-shaped reserves en plein enamelled with views of St Petersburg, including a view of the Palace Square, the monument to Peter the Great, various views of the Neva and environs including the Stock Exchange and the Fortress of Peter and Paul, with thumb-piece, marked inside cover and base and on rims
3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm) wide

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Pre-Lot Text
PROPERTY OF A LADY