A Russian silver and niello rectangular snuff box by
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A Russian silver and niello rectangular snuff box by Ivan Kaltikov, Moscow 1835, assay master Nicholai Bubrovin, 84 zolotniki, the cover with The Bronze Horseman in St Petersburg, the sides with diaper panels and the base with a harbourside scene, the interior gilt, 7.5cm (3in), 76g (2.45 oz) The Bronze Horseman is an equestrian statue of Peter the Great in Saint Petersburg and was c ommissioned by Catherine the Great, it was created by the French sculptor Etienne Maurice Falconet. The name comes from an 1833 poem of the same name by Aleksander Pushkin, which is widely considered one of the most significant works of Russian literature.
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A Russian silver and niello rectangular snuff box by
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