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TOBACCO MULL
TOBACCO MULL
34.29
Unknown
1753
The body of the box is oval and bulges in the upper part. The bottom is a piece of brass which turns up over the bottom edge. There is one strand of chanelling around the lower leg. The cover is...
GLOBE OF EARTH (ONE OF TWO)
GLOBE OF EARTH (ONE OF TWO)
34.3.1
Unknown
18th c.
The globe stands on four legs carved from brown wood. They are connected with stretchers. The globes are covered with paper as well as the rims. The paper is printed and drawn upon in ink. One...
GLOBE OF SKY (ONE OF TWO)
GLOBE OF SKY (ONE OF TWO)
34.3.2
Unknown
18th c.
The globe stands on four legs carved from brown wood. They are connected with stretchers. The globes are covered with paper as well as the rims. The paper is printed and drawn upon in ink. One...
CHEST WITH TEA SET
CHEST WITH TEA SET
34.55.1-2
Unknown
19th c.
The rectangular box has a geometric cube design in marquetry on the outside. The interior is empty but is lined with cloth. A shelf has been inserted to hold a miniature tea set which contains of...
FRAME
FRAME
34.59
Unknown
20th c.
The rectangular frame imitates malachite. This is simulated by paper which has been printed with an image of malachite and which has been pasted to the border of the frame and covered with glass....
BOOKREST
BOOKREST
34.65
Jerry Wheeler (Maker)
1971
The book rest has a checkerboard pattern made from light colored woods. It is adjustable so that a book can be easily seen. There are two brass knobs on top of the hinge to hold the book. There is...
BOX WITH SCENE OF ST. BASIL'S IN RED SQUARE, MOSCOW
BOX WITH SCENE OF ST. BASIL'S IN RED SQUARE, MOSCOW
35.13
Lukutin Factory (Firm)
1888-1902
Hinged box is shaped like a chest with four feet; pictured on the cover is a view of the Cathedral of St. Basil in Red Square, Moscow. The sides and bottom of the box are lacquered in black and...
"JÉRÔME, THAT'S ENOUGH!" (BOX WITH A SCENE OF A COUPLE EMBRACING)
"JÉRÔME, THAT'S ENOUGH!" (BOX WITH A SCENE OF A COUPLE EMBRACING)
35.14
Lukutin Factory (Firm)
1828-1843
The black hinged box is decorated with a scene of showing a young man embracing a young woman who is dressed only in a corset that is coming loose. Her hair is a styled in manner contemporary...
HINGED BOX WITH INLAID SILVER FRETWORK
HINGED BOX WITH INLAID SILVER FRETWORK
35.16
Lukutin Factory (Firm)
1855-1863
The black, rectangular box is hinged and is covered with a fine fretwork of alternating stars and silver in inlaid silver. The pattern is framed on the top and sides with a row of tightly...
BOX WITH TROIKA SCENE
BOX WITH TROIKA SCENE
35.22
Vishniakov (Firm)
1872-1887
Hinged box is lacquered red on the exterior. On the cover is scene of a troika driving along the sandy shore of a lake or river. Seated in the troika are the driver and two women in peasant...
CIGARETTE BOX WITH A SCENE FROM A FAIRY TALE
CIGARETTE BOX WITH A SCENE FROM A FAIRY TALE
35.24
Ivan Konstantinovich Myznikov (Artist)
1935
Hinged black lacquer box decorated with a scene in bright colors of a king just dismounted from his horse and greeting his queen at the entrance to the palace. This is most likely a scene from one...
BOX WITH THREE SCENES FROM PUSHKIN'S "THE STONE GUEST"
BOX WITH THREE SCENES FROM PUSHKIN'S "THE STONE GUEST"
35.25
Sergei Dmitrievich Solonin (Painter)
1936
The cover of the hinged box is decorated with three scenes from Aleksandr Pushkin's "The Stone Guest" (Kamennyi gost'), a version of the story of Don Juan. At left Don Juan, who has recently...