A SILVER-GILT TROMPE L'OEIL CIGAR CASE
MARKED KHLEBNIKOV WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, 1879
Of rectangular form, the hinged cover and sides chased and engraved to simulate tobacco tax bands, woodgrain and brand name, marked on cover and inside base, also with later Soviet marks
7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) wide
30.72 oz. (955.4 gr.) gross
A SILVER-GILT TROMPE L'OEIL CIGAR CASE
MARKED KHLEBNIKOV WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, 1879
Of rectangular form, the hinged cover and sides chased and engraved to simulate tobacco tax bands, woodgrain and brand name, marked on cover and inside base, also with later Soviet marks
7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) wide
30.72 oz. (955.4 gr.) gross