A two-colour gold cigarette case
Maker's mark indistinct, St Petersburg, 1899-1904
Rectangular with rounded sides, the body and hinged cover chased with elongated fluted triangles, the cover with cabochon ruby thumb-piece, the interior of the base engraved in facsimile hand-writing, with integral vesta compartment, marked inside cover and base
4 in. (10 cm.) wide
A two-colour gold cigarette case
Maker's mark indistinct, St Petersburg, 1899-1904
Rectangular with rounded sides, the body and hinged cover chased with elongated fluted triangles, the cover with cabochon ruby thumb-piece, the interior of the base engraved in facsimile hand-writing, with integral vesta compartment, marked inside cover and base
4 in. (10 cm.) wide