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Pair of crystal boxes with covers (part of a set)

The firm of Nicholls & Plincke was founded by members of the relatively large community of English silversmiths and craftsmen working in Saint Petersburg. After 1840 it was one of the most important retailers of luxury items before Carl Fabergé overshadowed all competitors. Several contemporary Saint Petersburg newspapers praised the high-quality products of the magasin anglais Nicholls & Plincke.

According to the donor's family tradition, this rare set with more than fifty items bearing the monogram CMI was "originally made for and used by Colin Macrae Ingersoll [1819–1903], when he accompanied his father, Ralph Isaacs Ingersoll [1788–1872], to the Court of Czar Alexander II of Russia, where ...

1848-49
Silver, crystal; silver
8.9cm
68.33.12a, b,.13a, b
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