A Silver-Gilt Trompe l'Oeil Cigarette Case
Lot 247

A Silver-Gilt Trompe l'Oeil Cigarette Case

MARK OF ARSENII SOKOLOV, ST. PETERSBURG, 1867

Closed13 April 2011

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A Silver-Gilt Trompe l'Oeil Cigarette Case
Mark of Arsenii Sokolov, St. Petersburg, 1867
Chased and engraved to resemble an embroidered mitten, with hinged cover and silver-gilt push-piece, marked on reverse and inside cover, together with a silver box in the form of a kalach, maker's mark 'ee', Moscow, 1866, marked inside base and cover and on cover bezel
5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm.) long (2)