Gold And Enamel Snuffbox, Dedicated By The Grand Duchess Of Russia Anna Pavlovna

Gold and enamel snuffbox in the shape of a cartouche. The hinged lid is decorated with a Neapolitan peasant couple and child on a gold background in reserve finely engraved with a view of the Bay of Naples and Vesuvius in the distance. This composition and the description of the costumes are influenced by the work of Bartolomeo Pinelli (1781-1835) whose engravings were published in the first half of the 19th century. The body is decorated with rectangular guilloché panels framed in black enamel. The background is decorated with guilloché and fine floral engravings; in its center a grimacing mask is edged with black enamel. The interior borders are engraved with a dedication: "Souvenir of Her Imperial Highness the Grand Duchess Anna of Russia to Mrs. L. Franconi, Geneva, August 20, 1843". Probably Swiss work. Preserved in its original case, covered in green leather, with a red silk velvet interior.
Grand Duchess Anna Pavlovna of Russia (1795-1865), daughter of Emperor Paul I and Maria Feodorovna. She married King William II of the Netherlands, nicknamed the "Hero of Waterloo", on 21 February 1816. The marriage took place according to the Orthodox rite in the chapel of the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg and then in the Rose Pavilion in Pavlovsk. On 7 October 1840, after the abdication of her father-in-law, she became Queen Consort of the Netherlands and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg. She had 5 children and is the ascendant of the current King William Alexander of the Netherlands.
Owl hallmark
Master silversmith's hallmark: CM
Weight: 52.7 g.
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