EXTREMELY RARE EARLY RUSSIAN NIELLO SILVER SNUFF BOX, 19th C. Early Russian Parcel Gilt Silver and Niello Snuff Box. Extremely rare detail: the face on monument looks like a face of Ekaterina II. At that time a lot of people talked (especially in the palace) what Ekaterina II made a monument for herself and not for Peter I. Museum item ! Fully Hallmarked in Various Places. Early 19th C. CONDITION: Very Good. The item is described to the best of our knowledge. Please refer to pictures and email with any questions. SIZE: 3.1 x 2.8 x 0.5 inches. Weight: 112.2 grams (3.61ozt). This particular item has been sold on Christie's product - lot 377, 4.6.2018 - look at the label and screenshot. ESTIMATE PRICE: $4,000 - $5,000. You have a GREAT CHANCE to purchase a unique item for your collection - over the years it will only INCREASE in price. HISTORY of SALES: A few years ago Silver Snuff Boxes were sold on Live producteer for $2,600, $3,000, $3,750 and $6,000 - please see the screenshots. OFFER: If an item is NOT SOLD, you can still give us a reasonable offer - please save the link of this page. PAY in PARTS: You can pay for any item during 2-3 months. Just make a deposit 10% and the item will wait for you. SHIPPING: Combined shipping is available - next item will be ONE DOLLAR for shipping. NEW: Returning customers will have 50% DISCOUNT on shipping. WIKIPEDIA: Peter the Great ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire from 7 May (O.S. 27 April) 1682 until his death in 1725, jointly ruling before 1696 with his elder half-brother, Ivan V. Through a number of successful wars, he expanded the Tsardom into a much larger empire that became a major European power. He led a cultural revolution that replaced some of the traditionalist and medieval social and political systems with ones that were modern, scientific, Westernised and based on the Enlightenment. Peter's reforms made a lasting impact on Russia, and many institutions of Russian government trace their origins to his reign. WIKIPEDIA: Catherine II also known as Catherine the Great born Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst, was Empress of Russia from 1762 until 1796, the country's longest-ruling female leader. She came to power following a coup detat when her husband, Peter III, was overthrown. Under her reign, Russia was revitalised; it grew larger and stronger, and was recognised as one of the great powers of Europe. The period of Catherine the Great's rule, the Catherinian Era, is often considered the Golden Age of the Russian Empire and the Russian nobility. The Manifesto on Freedom of the Nobility, issued during the short reign of Peter III and confirmed by Catherine, freed Russian nobles from compulsory military or state service. Construction of many mansions of the nobility, in the classical style endorsed by the Empress, changed the face of the country. She enthusiastically supported the ideals of The Enlightenment and is often regarded as an enlightened despot. As a patron of the arts she presided over the age of the Russian Enlightenment, a period when the Smolny Institute, the first state-financed higher education institution for women in Europe, was established.
