Sale 63 Lot 273  

RUSSIAN KARELIAN BIRCHWOOD BOX, Circa 1812. Circular, with slip-on cover; depicting gilt portrait medallion of Alexander I, after the original by Morel, surrounded by the inscription "Alexander I Imp. Russorum"; tortoiseshell lining - 3 1/8 in. diam.
Estimate $2,000-3,000

PROVENANCE: Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Tx, "James C. Russo Collection of Royal Artifacts'"; April 24, 2008; sale 5003, lot 36044

Sold for $1,000

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