Auction: December 12, 2021

Lot #440: 18th Century Engraved Brass Tobacco Box

c.1760 Flemish / Dutch hinged oval box having engraved images of Cupid and Psyche inscribed "En Sai Mij Niej Ver Voelen" translating to "And Don't Make Me Feel Far"; together with a Rococo style hinged brass match safe having relief decoration depicting Cupid and Psyche; and a brass snuff box having a shoulder-length portrait of Napoleonic War period Russian General Mathieu Platoff at center of lid, having on underside a heraldic shield at center surrounded by text "Lieutenant General Hetman Commandant Des Trouppes du Don / Chevalier de Plusieurs Ordres"