A1 Napoleonic war dedicated 1820’s antique russian niello silver snuff box ^Sale

Rare subject: 2 horseback officers allure along the Moscow river – Emperor Alexander and his adjutant; Kremlin and Moscow streets on the other side. 1820-1830’s. Russian hallmarks. Hand chased, engraved and casting of quality
Size: 6.6 cm (roughly 2.6 in) long, 3.9 cm (roughly 1.53 in) deep, 1.6 cm (roughly 0.62 in) high. Very Good condition, hand engraving, blackening, wear, Niello attritions. Please study good resolution images for overall condition. In person actual item may appear darker or brighter than in our pictures, strictly depending on sufficient light in your environment. With weight of 58 grams, It is going to measure some 250 grams packed for shipment.
The grooves on the silver surface were cut by hand with a chisel (engraving) and subsequently covered with black enamel or inked with special compositions. This jewelry technique was very popular in Russia. For a long time, small objects of applied art have become objects of a collecting passion that has no geographical or temporal boundaries - elegant boxes for various purposes, the most massive of which were snuff boxes. Interest in them, however, is quite understandable: their collections reflected historical events and artistic styles, the social status of the owners, social preferences, fashion trends and technical progress.