SNUFF BOX
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
On cover is an oval medallion with a jockey racing a horse in niello against a silver ground, while on the bottom is a rond medallion with a monogram. Rest of box is decorated with a checkered design in silver and niello.
- Object name:
- SNUFF BOX
- Made from:
- Silver -- niello
- Made in:
- Moscow, Russia
- Date made:
- 20th c.
- Size:
- 3.2 × 5.1 cm (1 1/4 × 2 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 13.100
- Class:
- NIELLO
- Signature marks:
- MARK; MONOGRAM inside: kokoshnik, 84, initial, NA; inside lid: NA, kokoshnik
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973