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MAKER'S MARK 'AH', ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 7883, RETAILED BY C. NICHOLLS EWING
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A RUSSIAN GOLD CIGARETTE-CASE
MAKER'S MARK 'AH', ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 7883, RETAILED BY C. NICHOLLS EWING
Domed oval, the hinged cover and base engine-turned with concentric reeding emanating from the sides, incorporated semi-circular gold push-piece, in contemporary tan leather fitted case, marked inside cover and base
3¾ in. (96 mm.) wide
The silk lining of the cover is inscribed 'C. NICHOLLS EWING 4 Perspective de Nevsky St PETERSBOURG.'
MAKER'S MARK 'AH', ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 7883, RETAILED BY C. NICHOLLS EWING
Domed oval, the hinged cover and base engine-turned with concentric reeding emanating from the sides, incorporated semi-circular gold push-piece, in contemporary tan leather fitted case, marked inside cover and base
3¾ in. (96 mm.) wide
The silk lining of the cover is inscribed 'C. NICHOLLS EWING 4 Perspective de Nevsky St PETERSBOURG.'
Provenance
Charles Robert, 6th Earl Spencer (1857-1922), according to the 7th Earl's inventory.
Literature
Albert Edward John, 7th Earl Spencer (1892-1975), Catalogue of Snuff Boxes at Althorp, 1937, no. 139
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