19th century Russian silver niello snuff box and cover, hallmarked, Moscow, 84, H.A//1898, O.B (in Cyrillic) of curved rectangular pocket form, one side decorated with castle scene, the other decorated with man playing an instrument while a lady dances holding a jug with the waves at her feet, with c-scroll borders, total weight 76gm, length 7.5 cm. Provenance: collection of the late Fredric Sinfield, Sydney NSW, 1938 - 2008