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A RUSSIAN SILVER MEMENTO MORI CIGARETTE CASE
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A RUSSIAN SILVER MEMENTO MORI CIGARETTE CASE

MARK OF IF (CYRILLIC), MOSCOW, 1879

Closed10 June 2010

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A RUSSIAN SILVER MEMENTO MORI CIGARETTE CASE
MARK OF IF (CYRILLIC), MOSCOW, 1879
Rounded rectangular with basket-weave finish and a niello strap along centre with Cyrillic inscription translating as In memoriam on one side and a small reserve on other side engraved with bird in flight over initials, gilt interior
3¾ in. long (9.5 cm.)
4 oz. (124 gm.)