FOUR NIELLO AND ENAMEL SILVER CIGARETTE CASES

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21.07.2020 17:00UTC +01:00
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Lot 292 | FOUR NIELLO AND ENAMEL SILVER CIGARETTE CASES
One, formed as a purse, with a cabochon paste thumbpiece, applied with enamel, gold and silver motifs and signatures, maker's mark Cyrillic 'A.Sh.', Moscow, 1908-1917; the other, rectangular, the cover applied with enamelled gold and silver crests and motifs, Vilnus, 1899-1908; the other, rectangular, the hinged cover with repoussé scrolling foliate motifs and the engraved Cyrillic monogram 'AD', apparently umarked, in a possibly associated Imperial presentation red leather case; the other, with hinged cover, one side with nielloed view of Kremlin, both sides with applied gem-set and enamel gold and silver names, monograms and motifs, mark of the 11th Silver Artel, Moscow, 1899-1908
51/8 in. (13 cm.) long, and smaller
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