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RUSSIA Octagonal gold snuffbox, 56 zolotniks (583 parts per thousand), with chiseled and guilloché decoration; the hinged lid is inlaid with an oval miniature painted on enamel Probably Swiss, depicting a scene of a deer hunt by a lake, within a double oval frame between which is inscribed a garland of flowers and foliage chiseled in three shades of gold on an amati background, between a frieze of leaves and a faceted half-reed, with a background of intertwined leafy and floral scrolls outlined by a molded border; the eight side panels and the back feature guilloché patterns in a barley-grain design, bordered at the edges by a band of undulations, which splits into two and is separated by a fluting on the back. In good overall condition. St. Petersburg, circa 1830–1840. Silversmith: Johann Wilhelm KEIBEL (1788–1862), supplier to the Imperial Court from 1841. No fineness or city hallmarks; French import mark “ET.” H. 2.4 x W. 8.5 cm. Gross weight: 148.6 g. Provenance - Martial Lapeyre Collection (1904–1984). - Fondation Napoléon (Paris) following the bequest by Martial Lapeyre in 1984.