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MAKER'S MARK F.S., ST PETERSBURG, 1864, ASSAYER'S MARK UNIDENTIFIED, THE CIGARETTE CASE, MOSCOW, 1876
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A Russian trompe l'oeil silver tankard and a niello cigarette case
Maker's mark F.S., St Petersburg, 1864, assayer's mark unidentified, the cigarette case, Moscow, 1876
Circular, slightly tapering shaped as a wood barrel, the hinged cover engraved with a monogram, scroll openwork thumb-piece and plain scroll handle; the oblong niello cigarette-case with geometrical design, marked on base and inside box
14.6 cm. high (tankard)
652 gr. (2)
Maker's mark F.S., St Petersburg, 1864, assayer's mark unidentified, the cigarette case, Moscow, 1876
Circular, slightly tapering shaped as a wood barrel, the hinged cover engraved with a monogram, scroll openwork thumb-piece and plain scroll handle; the oblong niello cigarette-case with geometrical design, marked on base and inside box
14.6 cm. high (tankard)
652 gr. (2)
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