A Russian jeweled two-color gold mount carved smoky quartz snuff box
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A Russian jeweled two-color gold mounted, carved smoky quartz snuff box, Bolin, workmaster Viktor Finikov, circa 1890. The escutcheon-form box carved of smoky quartz, the top of the hinged lid and underside of the base carved with rocaille ornament, the fluted red gold mount set with rose cut diamonds in yellow gold foliate mounts and collet-set rubies. Struck with maker’s mark (Cyrillic VF) and 56 standard, the interior of the gold mount on the hinged lid with scratched number 40918. Dimensions: 1 1/8” h x 2 1/2” w x 2 1/8” d (2.8 x 6.4 x 5.4 cm). Provenance: A La Vieille Russie 1972, Parke-Bernet Galleries, The Melvin Gutman Jewelry Collection Part II, October 17, 1969, lot 143.
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A Russian jeweled two-color gold mount carved smoky quartz snuff box
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