two framed portraits of a woman and a snake on a blue background
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RUSSIA Catherine II (1762–1796). Yellow gold and enamel case, set with a medal commemorating the Peace with Sweden, by C. Leberecht and P. Bobrovschikov, 1790 [hallmarked 1796], Saint Petersburg. Obverse: Б. M. EKATEPИHA II. IMПERATПИЦA И CAMOДERЖИЦA BCEPOCC. Draped bust of Catherine II, wearing a laurel wreath, facing right; below, the signature C. L. F. Reverse: СОСѢДСТВЕННЪИЙ И ВѢЧНЪИЙ. Within a crown, a laurel branch, the whole suspended; signature Б. In the exergue: МИРѢ СѢ ШВЕЦÏЕЮ ЭАКЛЮ / ЧЕНѢ 3 АВГУСТА / 1790 ГОДА. Diakov, see 225.3 for the obverse and 221.4 for the reverse – A. Kenneth, *Eighteenth-century gold boxes of Europe*, London, 1990 (see p. 363) - *Gazette Drouot* 45, 19 December 2025, p. 48; Gold – 233.25 g – 52 mm – 12 h Dimensions of the box: 9.8 cm by 6.7 cm, 2 cm thick, crafted in the goldsmith’s workshops of the brothers François-Claude and Pierre-Étienne Thérémin, established in Saint Petersburg in 1793. The mark of the master assayer Nikifor Moschtjalkin is visible on the inside. With its period-style case (worn). The medal features a reverse designed by P. Bobrovschikov (Б) [Diakov 221.4], but the obverse by Carl Leberecht (CL) appears to be unknown in this 52-millimetre diameter! A sumptuous enamelled box, no doubt an imperial gift, signed by the Theremin brothers. Finger marks and hairline scratches on the medal. The box is in excellent condition, with barely a few chips in the enamel. One of a kind. Superb. https://d10dakqizeg4uw.cloudfront.net/VAE19/2468.mp4
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