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BOX IN THE SHAPE OF A LADY'S HEAD
BOX IN THE SHAPE OF A LADY'S HEAD
11.122
Unknown (Goldsmith)
ca. 1760
Carved from honey-colored agate, this box in the form of a woman's head must have been a sentimental trifle. Around the neck, an inscription on white enamel reads "Marchez sur roses et pensez à...
BOX (BONBONNIÈRE)
BOX (BONBONNIÈRE)
11.14.1-2
Unknown (Jeweler)
ca. 1790
The box is round and has a cover which is detachable. An oval medallion is in the center of the cover and contains a scene in painted enamel. There is a man at the right and three females at the...
FRAME WITH A PHOTOGRAPH OF LADY BRAEBURN
FRAME WITH A PHOTOGRAPH OF LADY BRAEBURN
11.179
Cartier (Firm)
20th c.
The rectangular frame is decorated with reeding. The lines are diagonal and create a V pattern at the intersections of lines on the four sides. It contains a photograph of Lady Braeburn in court...
COIN
COIN
11.204
Unknown
1880
A six sided coin made from gold. On one side is an Indian head. He is facing to the left, wears a full headress and is surrounded by a border of stars. Underneath the head is the date 1880. On the...
FRAME WITH PHOTOGRAPH OF ALEXANDRA FEODOROVNA
FRAME WITH PHOTOGRAPH OF ALEXANDRA FEODOROVNA
11.243
Cartier (Firm)
c. 1955
The rectangular frame has a border of two plain edges with vertical reeding between them. An irregular panel on each lower corner has a background of dark blue enamel. To each is attached a piece...
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...
SNUFFBOX WITH A PORTRAIT OF FIELD MARSHAL ZAKHAR CHERNYSHEV
SNUFFBOX WITH A PORTRAIT OF FIELD MARSHAL ZAKHAR CHERNYSHEV
11.33
Georg Kuntzendorf (Attributed to)
1773
Most of the surface of the hinged oval snuffbox is decorated with dark blue transparent enamel over a guilloché ground and covered with small, six-pointed stars in white opaque enamel. Around...
BOX WITH MINIATURE OF ALEXANDER II
BOX WITH MINIATURE OF ALEXANDER II
11.46
Weishaupt & Son (Jeweler)
1855-1881
In center of cover is a portrait of Alexander II facing to the right and dressed in his regimental uniform with many badges and stars. The miniature, signed C.X., has a gold inner frame and an...
NOTEBOOK (CARNET DE BAL) WITH MINIATURE OF EMPRESS ALEXANDRA
NOTEBOOK (CARNET DE BAL) WITH MINIATURE OF EMPRESS ALEXANDRA
11.77.1-2
Fabergé (Firm)
c. 1894
Cover is shaped like a book. Two pairs of rings are on inside of upper cover and one on the lower cover, which fit together, and through them, a gold pencil passes and holds the carnet together....
SNUFFBOX
SNUFFBOX
11.8
Pierre Pleyard (Attributed to)
c. 1774
An oval box that is hinged. Set in the cover of the box is an oval medallion containing a miniature of the bust of a man. He is dressed in 17th century costume with a heavy wig and a lace jabot....
OCTAGONAL BOX WITH MINIATURE OF TSAREVICH ALEXEI
OCTAGONAL BOX WITH MINIATURE OF TSAREVICH ALEXEI
11.82
Fabergé (Firm)
1899-1914
Box is octagonal and the two pieces, lid and box, are each made from one piece of nephrite. Hinges are in red gold with a border of acanthus leaves in green gold. In center of lid is a miniature...
FRAME WITH MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF GRAND DUKE ALEXEI NIKOLAEVICH
FRAME WITH MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF GRAND DUKE ALEXEI NIKOLAEVICH
11.88.1
Unknown (Jeweler)
1908-1914
The frame contains a miniature of the young Tsarevich dressed in the uniform of Imperial Infantry Regiment to which all male members of the Romanov family belonged. He is wearing the chain, badge,...