Snuff Box with Catherine II Imperial Monogram

1762-1796

11.3 cm 6.8 cm 4.7 cm

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This bombé box illustrates the survival of the Rococo style in Russia in the late 18th century. Its borders are worked in repoussé with "C" and "S" scrolls. Both the box's sides and base are decorated in niello with scenes of nymphs and cupids in gardens over an engine-turned...

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82303
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Jean M. Riddell, Washington, D.C. [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2010, by bequest.
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en
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