A 19th century Russian silver and niello tobacco box, assay master Nikolai Lukich Dubrovin (Moscow, died 1862), unknown maker Cyrillic letters D.L (c.1828), of curved, rectangular form, the lid intricately decorated with St Petersburg scene of boats on the Neva with the spire of the Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral visible in the distance, the sides and base designed with architectural niello scenes, 8.1 x 4.1cm, approx. weight 3.3oz Please refer to department for condition report According to Platonova/Ulyanova: (ref 2416) unknown maker Cyrillic letters D.L (c.1828)