AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY RUSSIAN SILVER-GILT & CLOISONNE ENAMEL CIGARETTE CASE,
Lot 271

AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY RUSSIAN SILVER-GILT & CLOISONNE ENAMEL CIGARETTE CASE,

MARK OF DG (CYRILLIC) POSSIBLY OVERSTRIKING ANOTHER, 1908/17,

Closed30 November 2007

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GBP 2,500

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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY RUSSIAN SILVER-GILT & CLOISONNE ENAMEL CIGARETTE CASE,
MARK OF DG (Cyrillic) possibly overstriking another, 1908/17,
Decorated with shaded enamel flowers in blue, green, orange & pink on a very dark blue ground, the cover with an en plein enamel panel depicting an old moujik talking to a boyar in pink costume who has dismounted from his horse, the scene framed in a turquoise border enhanced with gilded cloissons forming whorls & additionally with gilt beads, the case edged with purple bead border.