A RUSSIAN SILVER TROMPE L'OEIL CIGAR CASE
MAKER'S MARK POSSIIBLY 'MM', ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890
Oblong, the polished hinged cover and base engraved with a horizontal band simulating cigar tax bands with the Russian inscription 'Imported tobacco' and award metals, cabochon sapphire-set thumb-piece, the interior gilt, marked inside cover and base
5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) wide
gross weight 8 oz. (234 gr.)
A RUSSIAN SILVER TROMPE L'OEIL CIGAR CASE
MAKER'S MARK POSSIIBLY 'MM', ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890
Oblong, the polished hinged cover and base engraved with a horizontal band simulating cigar tax bands with the Russian inscription 'Imported tobacco' and award metals, cabochon sapphire-set thumb-piece, the interior gilt, marked inside cover and base
5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) wide
gross weight 8 oz. (234 gr.)
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