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A Steel Sewing Box, Tula, probably early 19th century.

Estimate
15 000 - 20 000 SEK
1 340 - 1 780 EUR
1 380 - 1 850 USD
Hammer price
12 000 SEK
Purchasing info
A Steel Sewing Box, Tula, probably early 19th century.

Length 8,5 cm, height 10,5 cm.

Detachable clamp for base missing, damages.

Saleroom notice

Unmarked, wear partly hard, detachable clamp for base missing, decor in places missing.

More information

This type of object was made at the Imperial Arms Factory at Tula and would have been given to visiting diplomats or the aristocracy. A similar box without the fixing is illustrated in the catalogue published by J. Kugel in 1998, “Tresors des Tzars”, catalogue number 194, page 76.