A RUSSIAN-STYLE GOLD JEWELLED CIGARETTE-CASE
ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890, MAKER'S MARK CYRILLIC IUU, THE APPLIED DECORATION PROBABLY LATER
Rectangular box of oval section, the body with sunburst reeding emanating from the cabochon sapphire-set thumbpiece, the hinged cover centred with applied crowned diamond Imperial cypher
4¾ in. (120 mm.) wide
The cypher is that of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia (1868-1918).
A RUSSIAN-STYLE GOLD JEWELLED CIGARETTE-CASE
ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890, MAKER'S MARK CYRILLIC IUU, THE APPLIED DECORATION PROBABLY LATER
Rectangular box of oval section, the body with sunburst reeding emanating from the cabochon sapphire-set thumbpiece, the hinged cover centred with applied crowned diamond Imperial cypher
4¾ in. (120 mm.) wide
The cypher is that of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia (1868-1918).
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