A Russian silver and niello snuff box, Moskow, 1899-1908
Height x width x depth: 2 x 11 x 7 cm. Weight: 120 g.
rectangular in shape with rounded corners and hinged lid, niello-worked with stylised floral motifs and geometric figures. On the front a view of Moscow palaces.
Hallmarked with the multi-funcional hallmark for silver at a fineness of 84 zolotniks (875/1000) used in Moskow between 1899 and 1908, assayer Ivan Sergeyevich Lebedkin.