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MARKED A. MATISEN, MOSCOW, 1873
Details
A PARCEL-GILT SILVER TROMPE L'OEIL CIGAR BOX
MARKED A. MATISEN, MOSCOW, 1873
Rectangular, the hinged cover, sides and base chased and engraved to simulate woodgrain and tobacco tax bands, interior gilt, marked inside cover and base, also with later Soviet marks
5 in. (12.8 cm.) wide
24.56 oz. (763.9 gr.)
MARKED A. MATISEN, MOSCOW, 1873
Rectangular, the hinged cover, sides and base chased and engraved to simulate woodgrain and tobacco tax bands, interior gilt, marked inside cover and base, also with later Soviet marks
5 in. (12.8 cm.) wide
24.56 oz. (763.9 gr.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie’s, Geneva, 30 November 1982, lot 94.
Special notice
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