Lot Essay
In 1910, Vladimir Nikolaevich Dzubenko was a Second Lieutenant in the Guard Moskovski Infantry Regiment.
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MAKER’S MARK ‘A.K.’, ST PETERSBURG, 1908-1917
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A PARCEL-GILT AND ENAMEL SILVER SAMORODOK CIGARETTE CASE
MAKER’S MARK ‘A.K.’, ST PETERSBURG, 1908-1917
Rectangular, with rounded corners, the cover centred with the miniature badge of the Life Guard Moskovski Infantry Regiment, the reverse applied with a variety of partly enamelled charms, monograms and inscriptions, the interior inscribed with a dedicatory inscription ‘V.N. Dzubenko / 2nd prize from revolvers / sum ?147 / 3rd prize from rifles / sum ?90 / 1911’, with a gold-mounted cabochon thumb-piece, gilt interior, marked inside covers
4 in. (10 cm.) wide
7.18 oz. (223.2 gr.) gross
MAKER’S MARK ‘A.K.’, ST PETERSBURG, 1908-1917
Rectangular, with rounded corners, the cover centred with the miniature badge of the Life Guard Moskovski Infantry Regiment, the reverse applied with a variety of partly enamelled charms, monograms and inscriptions, the interior inscribed with a dedicatory inscription ‘V.N. Dzubenko / 2nd prize from revolvers / sum ?147 / 3rd prize from rifles / sum ?90 / 1911’, with a gold-mounted cabochon thumb-piece, gilt interior, marked inside covers
4 in. (10 cm.) wide
7.18 oz. (223.2 gr.) gross
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