Silver snuffbox with applied gold, Baroque style. Personalized image of luxury and nobility. Observes baroque proportions, canons and forms. Fits perfectly into the anatomy of the hand. The mysterious shimmer of silver pleasantly sets off the festive and sublime sparkle of golden curls and shoots that adorned the snuffbox from all sides. St. Petersburg 185? 84 standard silver, gilding. Assay master Branderburg Eduard Fedorovich 1850-1866 Author`s initials: SE. Ernst Karl. (Ernst Car). Known as a goldsmith since 1800. He had a workshop in 1849. There are works of the 1850s.
Material: Silver 84, Gilding, ID: 5225
Condition: Good
measurements
Height:
2.7 cm
Width:
8.7 cm
Depth:
4.5 cm
Weight:
0.129 kg
measurements
declaration
Antiqon has clarified that the Russian Silver Snuff Box with Gold Decor - Mid 19th Century (LA494432) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being c.1850