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Russian Silver Snuffbox with Coats of Arms, Moscow,
Russian Silver Snuffbox with Coats of Arms, Moscow,
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Description
84 silver, 14 K gold, enamel
Moscow, Russia, 1871
Silversmith: Alexander Sergejew Egorow (????????? ??????? ??????) (1868-1897)
Assayer: Victor Vasilyevich Savinsky (?????? ?????????? ?????????) or Venjamin Vasilyevich Savinsky (???????? ?????????? ?????????)
Inside with Russian hallmark ‘84’, maker’s mark ‘Ae’ and assay mark ‘B.C / 1871’
Various heraldic and souvenir motifs
Finest enamel work
Dimensions: 11 x 6.5 x 2.5 cm
Weight: approx. 164 Gramm
Provenance: private collection in Berlin
Richly decorated snuff-box from a noble collection

This cigarette case made of 84 silver (875/1000) has a noble provenance. It is richly decorated on one side with autographs and monograms and notes of gold and enamel. The other side shows eleven enameled ‘szlachta’ coat of arms of Polish, Baltic and Russian nobility. The Polish coat of arms ‘Ogo?czyk’ can be found in the center. The szlachta was a privileged noble class with origins in the Kingdom of Poland. Coats of arms were very important to the Polish nobility, sometimes over 500 families share a coat of arms.



List of the depicted szlachta coat of arms with selected families:

Center:

Ogo?czyk (????????), Drogos?aw, Ogony, Powa?a, Pogonczyk, Sudkowicz

Left (from top):

Jastrz?biec (???????????) Acciper, Bolesta, Boleszczyc, Bole?cic, Dazanki, Jastrz?b, Jastrz?bek, Jastrz?by, Kadbrowa, Kamiona, Kaniawa, Kudborz, Kudbrzyn, Lubrza, Ludbrza, ?azanki, ?az?ga, ?az?ka, ?az?ki, Nagorza, Nagóra, Zarasy, Zarazy

Przerowa (?????????) Grotowie, Proporzec, Przyrowa

Ciolek (???????) Cio?ek, Bia?a, Biala, Taurus

Coat of arms missing

Godziemba (????????) Godzi?ba,Godzi?ba, Godzi?by

Right (from top):

Na??cz (??????) Czamkowski, ??czuch, Na??czyta, Pom?o??

Berszten II (????????????)

Oksza (????)
Ascia, Bradacica, Bradaczyca, Brodacica, Halabarda, Hoksza, Oksa, Oxa, Ko?da

Grzyma?a (????????) Grzymalita, Odwaga, Pogrell, ?lasa, Zelberschwecht

Pilawa (??????) Pi?awa, Strza?a



The box is in good condition. On one side an application (monogram) is lost, on the other side, a crest is missing the shield and one coat of arms shows damaged enamel. The dimensions are 11 x 6.5 x 2.5 cm (height x width x depth) and the weight is approx. 164 Gramm:

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Russian Silver Snuffbox with Coats of Arms, Moscow,

Estimate €960 - €1,200
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