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A NIELLO CIGARETTE-CASE
ILLEGIBLE MAKER'S MARK, MOSCOW, 1859
Rectangular, formed as a purse with two overlapping hinged flaps, the cover depicting a niello view of an old town within scrolling foliage borders, similar decoration on the reverse, the ends engraved with trelliswork, marked on the interior of the cover, base and flap
4½ in. (11.3 cm.) long
4.3oz. (136gr)
ILLEGIBLE MAKER'S MARK, MOSCOW, 1859
Rectangular, formed as a purse with two overlapping hinged flaps, the cover depicting a niello view of an old town within scrolling foliage borders, similar decoration on the reverse, the ends engraved with trelliswork, marked on the interior of the cover, base and flap
4½ in. (11.3 cm.) long
4.3oz. (136gr)