Three Russian silver and niello snuff boxes, all rectangular, the largest of slightly bowed form, the lid and base with town and riverscapes, within cartouche and scrolling foliate borders, Moscow 1853, maker’s mark ‘A.C’, the second engraved with niello enamelled townscapes, Moscow, stamped ‘84’, the third engraved with statue of Peter the Great, Moscow, 1843, lengths 8.5cm, 7.7cm and 6.6cm. (3) £150-£200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Private Collection of Snuff Boxes and Vinaigrettes.

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The original statue of Peter the Great, the ‘Bronze Horseman’, by Falconet, is in the Senate Square, in Saint Petersburg.