A SILVER TROMPE-L'OEIL CIGAR BOX
A SILVER TROMPE-L'OEIL CIGAR BOX

MARKED WITH THE UNKNOWN WORKMASTER'S CYRILLIC INITIALS V.U., MOSCOW, 1908-1917

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A SILVER TROMPE-L'OEIL CIGAR BOX
marked with the unknown workmaster's Cyrillic initials V.U., Moscow, 1908-1917
Rectangular, the hinged cover and sides chased and engraved to simulate wood grain and tax bands with the Russian inscription 'Imported Tobacco' and with the manufacturer's label 'Hupmann Flor', the inside with the Russian inscription dated 1912, gilt interior, marked inside
6in. (17.2cm.) long
17,920oz. (574gr.)