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435 435 A RUSSIAN SILVER NIELLO WORK CHEROOT CASE, MAKER’S MARK AE, MOSCOW, 1877 with basket-weave texturing, the base with a vacant roundel, the lid with a nielloed troika scene, 875 standard, 9.5cm long; together with another silver and niello cheroot case, 20th century, covered in nielloed geometric patterning, the base with a vacant roundel, the lid with a scene of a single horse sledge, 875 standard, 10cm long (2) £250-350 436 A RUSSIAN SILVER NIELLO WORK CHEROOT CASE, MAKER’S MARK APPARENTLY OR (IN CYRILLIC), MOSCOW, 1874 covered in nielloed scrolled foliage, the base with a vacant roundel, the lid with a scene of a troika full of befurred passengers, 875 standard, 9cm long; together with another Russian silver niello work cheroot case, maker’s mark apparently PSE (in cyrillic), Moscow, late 19th century, covered in nielloed scrolled foliage, the base with a vacant oval, the lid with a scene of a troika with a befurred passenger, 875 standard, 9.3cm long (2) £250-350
439 439 A MINIATURE SILVER-GILT CASKET, UNMARKED, POSSIBLY INDIAN OR BATAVIAN, LATE 17TH CENTURY/ EARLY 18TH CENTURY rectangular, covered in foliate flat-chasing, with drop loop end handles, on shaped bracket feet 5.5cm wide £600-800
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437 A RUSSIAN SILVER SNUFF BOX, JOHANN FRIEDRICH DREVSEN, ASSAY MASTER ALEXANDER YASHINOV, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1820 oval, the twin gilt compartments concealed by lids secured with a screw-in double snuff spoon, one lid engraved with initials on a shield set against an Imperial double eagle, French ‘Swan’ marks 9.5cm long, 143gr (4oz) £150-250 438 A RUSSIAN SILVER NIELLO SNUFF BOX, MARKS RUBBED, APPARENTLY 1856 rectangular, covered in scrolled foliage, gilt interior, 875 standard 8.5cm long £200-300
440 440 A WILLIAM IV SILVER-MOUNTED ‘CASTLE TOP’ AIDE MEMOIRE, JOSEPH WILLMORE, BIRMINGHAM, 1834 with relief views of Abbotsford House seen from the Tweed and Dryburgh Abbey, each beneath a crested cartouche, green watered silk interior fitted with three ivory sheaves and a propelling pencil 8cm wide For another Willmore aide memoire of the same date and pattern, see Bonhams, Solihull, 14th December 2010, lot 21, sold for £720. £400-600
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