19th century Russian carved rock crystal and gold mounted box by Otto Samuel Keibel, St. Petersburg c.1840, engraved with the arms of Prince Stroganov,
oval faceted body and flat lid, plain mat gold rims and scroll thumbpiece, the engraving visible through the lid, the arms flanked by hounds, with triple crest and coronet surmount, a banner with motto below: 'FERRAM, OPES PATRIAC, SIBI NOMEN' Length 7.7cms / 3''
Width 5.8cms / 2�''
Height 3.9cms / 1�'' Weight: 186g
19th century Italian rectangular gold box by Giovanni Bellezza, Milan c.1840, the cover featuring a central medallion decorated in high relief with a Medieval figural scene depicting a man and woman seated and surrounded by advisors,
Louis XVI vari-coloured gold mounted tortoiseshell and portrait miniature box by Francois Delanoy, Paris 1779, the miniature of the Comte d'Angiviller by Jean-Baptiste Weyler (French 1747-1791),
19th century Russian carved rock crystal and gold mounted box by Otto Samuel Keibel, St. Petersburg c.1840, engraved with the arms of Prince Stroganov,