| 11. | In Europe, she continued, " a snuffbox was a common diplomatic gift ."
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| 12. | Tiesenhausen said only 44 presentation snuffboxes with miniatures of Nicholas II were produced as Russian diplomatic gifts.
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| 13. | He also amassed a valuable collection of rare postage stamps, coins, watches and antique snuffboxes.
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| 14. | A snuffbox made by Nordbeck resides in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
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| 15. | These antique snuffboxes cannot be identified by back stamp marks, for none were put on them.
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| 16. | Nicholas II loved giving lavish presents, and a snuffbox was considered the most coveted gift of all.
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| 17. | His favourite pastime was to make snuffboxes, which he allegedly spent a great deal of time doing.
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| 18. | Some of his favorite snuffboxes are thus layered in enamel and pearls and frame Lilliputian glass-covered gouache paintings.
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| 19. | They play a key role in the reproduction of the snuffbox mussel ( " Epioblasma triquetra " ).
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| 20. | Markham has a sizable private collection of Napoleonic snuffboxes, as well as a significant collection of miniatures and engravings.
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