A RUSSIAN SILVER-GILT AND NIELLO CHEROOT CASE
MARK OF KÖNIG, MOSCOW, 1836
One side decorated with a seated Turk under a tree smoking a chibouk and observing a boat with furled sails and a tower to his right, the cover with an eagle amidst scrolling foliage, the reverse with foliage centred by an architectural reserve and similar eagle decoration
4 7/8 in. (12.3 cm.) high
4 oz. (124 gm.)
A RUSSIAN SILVER-GILT AND NIELLO CHEROOT CASE
MARK OF KÖNIG, MOSCOW, 1836
One side decorated with a seated Turk under a tree smoking a chibouk and observing a boat with furled sails and a tower to his right, the cover with an eagle amidst scrolling foliage, the reverse with foliage centred by an architectural reserve and similar eagle decoration
4 7/8 in. (12.3 cm.) high
4 oz. (124 gm.)