ANTIQUE 19thC RUSSIAN SOLID SILVER & NIELLO CIGARETTE CASE, MOSCOW c.1877
19th Century Russian silver & niello enamel large cigarette case, parcel gilt, each side decorated with a niello enamel decoration, the cover depicting view of the Kremlin, reverse with a vacant cartoosh for the owners initials, the sprung hinge is very tight and kept closed with an overlapping hinged latch.
Hallmarked Imperial Russian silver, Moscow, year 1877, Assay master I.K, Maker Cyrillic for Gaponov Pyotr.
Reference Number: B7763
DESCRIPTION
Antique 19th Century Imperial Russian solid silver & niello enamel large cigarette case, parcel gilt, each side decorated with a niello enamel decoration, the cover depicting view of the Kremlin, reverse with a vacant cartoosh for the owners initials, the sprung hinge is very tight and kept closed with an overlapping hinged latch. Hallmarked Imperial Russian silver (84, for 875 silver standard), Moscow, year 1877, Assay master I.K, Maker Cyrillic for Gaponov Pyotr.
CONDITION
In Great Condition - No Damage.
SIZE
Length: 13cm
Width: 7.5cm
Depth: 2.3cm
Weight: 199g