Russian Silver Niello Snuff Box and Coin, 19th Century
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19th century Russian silver niello snuff box, mark 84, Moscow, 1840, assayer Nikolay Dubrovin, of rectangular form, decorated with central roundel with monogram surrounded by scrolling floral and foliate motifs, together with a Russian silver coin, marked 1815, total weight 140gm, 9.5 cm x 4 cm x 3.5 cm (2). Provenance: collection of the late Fredric Sinfield, Sydney NSW, 1938 - 2008
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- Roundel - A roundel is a circular disk, medallion or border on a plate or dish, on an object of furniture. A plate or dish will often have a central circular bordered decoration, termed a roundel. In furniture the word is often used instead of the word 'patera' to describe a turned circular decoration. In recent times use of the word has expanded to encompass any circular area on an object.
- Niello - A compound made up of lead silver copper and sulphur that is black in colour, and applied to the engraved areas of silver items, thus highlighting the engraving by making the black niello detail stand out from the silver background. It was used on edged weapons from the Renaisance onwards, and also by Russian crafstmen of the19th century.
- Foliate - Decorated with leaves or leaf-like forms.
This item has been included into following indexes:
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snuff boxes, country of origin
- Australian 41
- European, silver and other 111
- Russian 25