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TABATIÈRE IMPÉRIALE RUSSE En or jaune de forme rectangulaire à bords conto
Estimate15 000 - 20 000 €
RUSSIAN IMPERIAL TABATIERE In yellow gold, rectangular shape with contoured edges. Engraved on all sides and finely chased in three colored golds (white, green and pink). The lid features a central medallion with the imperial monogram of Tsar Paul I (1754 - 1801) set with brilliants on a circle of translucent red enamel (damaged) on a guilloché background.
Four bezel-set rose-cut diamonds at the corners of the lid (one missing).
Inside the lid, a white enameled St. John of Jerusalem cross.
Jean de Jérusalem cross. Marked
Unidentified Saint George.
Imperial Russia, probably
St. Petersburg, late 18th century.
Greek doctor's head hallmark for Paris 1838 - 1919.
Height: 3.3 cm - Width: 9 cm
Depth: 5.5 cm - Gross weight: 221 g (visible enamel damage, one diamond missing, Maltese cross reattached).
PROVENANCE Anonymous sale, Palais Galliera, Paris, June 24 - 25, 1968, Maîtres M. Rheims, R.-G. Laurin et Ph.
Rheims, lot 96 (reproduced).
Four bezel-set rose-cut diamonds at the corners of the lid (one missing).
Inside the lid, a white enameled St. John of Jerusalem cross.
Jean de Jérusalem cross. Marked
Unidentified Saint George.
Imperial Russia, probably
St. Petersburg, late 18th century.
Greek doctor's head hallmark for Paris 1838 - 1919.
Height: 3.3 cm - Width: 9 cm
Depth: 5.5 cm - Gross weight: 221 g (visible enamel damage, one diamond missing, Maltese cross reattached).
PROVENANCE Anonymous sale, Palais Galliera, Paris, June 24 - 25, 1968, Maîtres M. Rheims, R.-G. Laurin et Ph.
Rheims, lot 96 (reproduced).