a fine antique double opening novelty solid silver / parcel gilt snuff box c.19thc

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Antique A fine antique double opening novelty solid silver / parcel gilt Snuff Box C.19thC

A fine antique solid silver and parcel gilt novelty double opening Snuff Box elaborately decorated with scrolls and probably with Mazappa on horseback (based on a poem by Byron). Un-marked. A rare gem of an item - 22.32g approx

Circa 19th century

Good Antique Condition

2.25 inches (6cm) width X 1 inch (2.5cm) depth approx

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Ivan Mazepa (1639–1709) was a significant figure in the history of Ukraine. One story about him says that as a young man, he was caught in flagrante with a noblewoman, whose husband punished him by tying him naked to a wild horse and setting them free; eventually he reached the Cossacks and became their military leader. This legend caught the attention of the English poet Lord Byron ("mad, bad, and dangerous to know"), whose Mazeppa (1819) brought the events to wider attention. His narrative poem inspired many paintings, particularly by French Romantics, which in turn stimulated musical compositions, stage plays, more poems, and so on. New life was breathed into the equestrian tale when it was transposed to the American Wild West. With the independence of Ukraine in 1991, the figure of Mazepa is once again on the international stage.

Antiques.co.uk Ref: A5YDKYPC

Maker/Artist:: Unknown
Materials:: Solid Silver
Width (cm):: 6
Depth (cm):: 2.5

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