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BOX (BONBONNIÈRE)
BOX (BONBONNIÈRE)
11.25.1-2
J. G. Rémond (Attributed to)
c. 1790
A round box with a detachable lid. In the center of the cover is a miniature which shows a young woman in half-length, holding a small dog in her left arm. She wears a striped head scarf fastened...
DOUBLE-HEADED EAGLE PENDANT
DOUBLE-HEADED EAGLE PENDANT
11.28
Unknown
17th c.-18th c.
The design is a double headed eagle with a crown in an openwork design. It is very stylized and is openwork set with flat emeralds, only the central one of any size. The eyes and the tip of the...
NOTEBOOK (CARNET) WITH PENCIL
NOTEBOOK (CARNET) WITH PENCIL
11.30.1-2
Unknown (Goldsmith)
mid 18th Century
The carnet is made in the shape of a book. Both the front and back covers have frames in gold, composed of two reeded gold borders over which there is a vine scroll and swags of leaves and flowers...
PRESENTATION BOX
PRESENTATION BOX
11.31.1-2
Unknown (Goldsmith)
late 19th-early 20th Century
The round box has a detachable cover and is therefore identified as a bonbonnière. The cover is set with a bust-length profile portrait in enamel of Catherine II facing left. The composition...
BOX WITH CIPHER OF CATHERINE II
BOX WITH CIPHER OF CATHERINE II
11.32.1-2
Unknown (Jeweler)
19th Century
The gold box is circular. On the lid in turquoise blue enamel surrounded by rose-cut diamonds in an oval medallion with the cipher of Catherine II in rose diamonds. Above it is the imperial crown....
CUP
CUP
11.34
Jean Pierre Ador (Goldsmith)
1774
Cup is in open work and once probably had a glass or porcelain liner. Open work is an adaptation of the Louis XVI style with motifs such as loops, leaves, and swags.
BOX
BOX
11.35.1-2
Unknown
19th c.
Box is decorated with very fine turning and borders of vine scrolls engraved in gold. In center of lid is an enamelled link from a chain of St. Andrew with two P's. Above cipher is the imperial...
PRESENTATION BOX WITH CIPHER OF PAUL I
PRESENTATION BOX WITH CIPHER OF PAUL I
11.36
Unknown (Jeweler)
Late 18th c.
This rectangular, hinged box is made primarily of yellow gold, with accents of red gold. The lid features an oval medallion in dark blue translucent enamel with the cipher of Paul I, who ruled...
CROSS
CROSS
11.37
Unknown
19th c.
The arms of the cross are set with beautiful Siberian amethysts and surrounded by a row of pearls. Between each amethyst are two diamonds. At top is a simulated imperial crown also in amethysts,...
CHALICE
CHALICE
11.38
Unknown (Goldsmith)
1824
An overall repoussé and chased foliate scroll design on a stippled ground decorates the cup of this chalice. A row of diamonds betwen two rows of rubies separates this ornament from the plain...
COIN
COIN
11.41
Unknown
1830
On front is a Russian double headed eagle with the three crowns of Russia, the globe and sceptre and the coats of arms. On reverse are inscriptions.
BOX WITH MINIATURE OF NICHOLAS I
BOX WITH MINIATURE OF NICHOLAS I
11.43
Carl Ekqvist (Jeweler)
c. 1853
The box's curved shape, typical of the rococo revival style of the mid-XIX century, is decorated with an allover chased and engraved scroll design that is intermingled with flowers and leaves. The...