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This nephrite box is decorated with the monogram of Nicholas II in diamonds. The 300-year-long reign of the Romanov dynasty ended in 1917 in the revolution that cost Nicholas II his life. Later, in the 1920s, Henry Walters, founder of the Walters Art Museum, was able to buy a select group of objects with connections to the Russian royal family, including this piece. Jeweled boxes were often given as diplomatic gifts, and hardstone carving, in nephrite, malachite, or jasper, for example, was a Russian specialty.
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