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PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A JEWELLED GOLD SAMORODOK CIGARETTE CASE
MARK OF FRIEDRICH KOECHLI, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1892
Details
A JEWELLED GOLD SAMORODOK CIGARETTE CASE
MARK OF FRIEDRICH KOECHLI, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1892
Rectangular with rounded corners, the hinged cover with a cabochon ruby thumb-piece, integral vesta compartment with match strike, with black tinder cord, engraved 'Flora / Galia / 9 Août 1892' inside cover, marked on cover
3 ¾ in. (9.5 cm.) wide
MARK OF FRIEDRICH KOECHLI, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1892
Rectangular with rounded corners, the hinged cover with a cabochon ruby thumb-piece, integral vesta compartment with match strike, with black tinder cord, engraved 'Flora / Galia / 9 Août 1892' inside cover, marked on cover
3 ¾ in. (9.5 cm.) wide
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 18 July 1988, lot 294.
Acquired at the above sale by the late owner.
Acquired at the above sale by the late owner.
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