A gold presentation Cigarette-Case

MARKED M. OVCHINNIKOV WITH IMPERIAL WARRANT, ST PETERSBURG, 1908-1917

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A gold presentation Cigarette-Case
marked M. Ovchinnikov with Imperial warrant, St Petersburg, 1908-1917
Oblong of oval section, overall with reeded chevrons, the hinged cover applied at one corner with the crowned cypher of Grand Duke Mikhail Mikhailovich in red, white and blue enamel, with cabochon red stone thumbpiece, hinged vesta compartment and tinder-cord fitting converted to a pencil, marked inside the base and cover, in original fitted wood case, the cover stamped in Cyrillic "M. P. Ovchinnikov" with the Imperial warrant
4.1/8in. (10.5cm.) long
226 gr. gross

Lot Essay

Grand Duke Mikhail Mikhailovich (1861-1929) was the grandson of Emperor Nicholas I, who married morganatically in 1891 Sophie, Countess of Merenberg, daughter of Nicholas Prince of Nassau and his wife, Natalia Alexandrovna Pushkina.

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