IMPERIAL RUSSIAN SNUFFBOX In yellow gold, rectangular shape with edges. Engraved on all sides and finely chased in three coloured golds (white, green and pink). The lid is decorated with a central medallion bearing the imperial monogram of Tsar Paul I (1754 - 1801) set with brilliants on a circle of translucent red enamel (damaged) on a guilloché background. Four bezel-set rose-cut diamonds at the corners of the lid (one missing). Inside the lid, a white enamelled cross of St. John of Jerusalem. John of Jerusalem. Marked Unidentified Saint George. Imperial Russia, probably St Petersburg, late 18th century. Greek doctor's head hallmark for Paris 1838 - 1919. Height: 3.3 cm - Width: 9 cm Depth: 5.5 cm - Gross weight: 221 g (Visible enamel damage, one diamond missing, Maltese cross reattached) PROVENANCE Anonymous sale, Palais Galliera, Paris, 24-25 June 1968, Maîtres M. Rheims, R.-G. Laurin and Ph. Rheims, lot 96 (reproduced).