IMPORTANT Antique Russian Imperial Snuff Box c.1795, Russia Portrait Miniature signed by MEYS tureen There is that kind of

There is that kind of tenderness in this needlework portrait

Perhaps you can

which was a fashion sported by those whose family or leaders met the guillotine in The Terror

Ovchinnikov was one of the first entrepreneurs of the 19th century to realize the importance of artistic education

and this set definitely looks as though it was hand delivered by the Gods :)

IMPORTANT Antique Russian Imperial Snuff Box c.1795, Russia Portrait Miniature signed by MEYS tureen There is that kind ofThis is an important piece of history, c. 1795, a large Russain made papier mache and lacquer table snuff with an overlapping portrait miniature of Emperor Paul 1st (Petrovich, Emperor of All Russia 1796 1801 he was assassinated) and his 5 children in profile. The box is made by Loukitine, Moscow. The portrait is framed in with a karat gold mount and the interior retains a foil lining (for tobacco), and signature crest of the Russian emperor family.