SNUFF BOX WITH A PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF EMPEROR PAUL I Russia, circa 1770

An oval portrait miniature of Emperor Paul I (1754–1801), depicted chest-length, wearing the moiré sash of the Order of St. Andrew the First-Called Miniature: 5.5 x 4 cm. Framed: L. 8 cm The miniature closely resembles the Portrait of Grand Duke Pavel Petrovich by an unknown artist in the collection of the State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg.