Lot Essay
The Voivode of Orel, Prince Boris Tatief, drove back the Tartar hordes at Kursk in 1600.
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MARK OF OIP (CYRILLIC), MOSCOW, 1896/1908, ALSO BEARING LATER CONTROL MARKS, POSSIBLY FINNISH
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A RUSSIAN SILVER CIGAR BOX
MARK OF OIP (CYRILLIC), MOSCOW, 1896/1908, ALSO BEARING LATER CONTROL MARKS, POSSIBLY FINNISH
Rectangular, the cover chased in high relief with a warrior prince in helmet, chain-mail, a hunting horn hanging from his belt and holding a mace in one gauntlet, mounted on a prancing horse, city walls in the distance and a legend in stylised Cyrillic letters Orel Voivode, gilt interior
7 ¼ in. long (17.3 cm.)
27 oz. (837 gm.)
MARK OF OIP (CYRILLIC), MOSCOW, 1896/1908, ALSO BEARING LATER CONTROL MARKS, POSSIBLY FINNISH
Rectangular, the cover chased in high relief with a warrior prince in helmet, chain-mail, a hunting horn hanging from his belt and holding a mace in one gauntlet, mounted on a prancing horse, city walls in the distance and a legend in stylised Cyrillic letters Orel Voivode, gilt interior
7 ¼ in. long (17.3 cm.)
27 oz. (837 gm.)