A RUSSIAN JEWELED AND GOLD SAMORODOK CIGARETTE CASE
MAKERS MARK CYRILLIC 'AB', ST. PETERSBURG, 1908-1917
Rectangular with rounded corners, the cover set with sapphires, rubies, emeralds, diamonds and colored diamonds, centering a later jeweled Imperial crown, with cabochon sapphire push-piece, the interior inscribed in Russian 'In good memory, to dear Albert Karlovich from his respectful colleagues, [a souvenir] for the good memories, in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of his governance over the Krasnogorovsky Factory of the Franco-Russian Society', and further inscribed 'I.S.Kefala, P.L. Perilli, C.F. Bragiva, L.L. Perilli, S.E. Bizhan, P.P. Lurovoy, T.U. Bartetskiy, E.G. Fraskolli, E.U. Faber, M.A. Nesterenko, A.N. Galushkin, P.P. Kovalenko, A.G. Reberko, U.F. Klyan, A.F. Kotlyarob / Krasnogorovka / 18 April 1 May / 1901 - 1911, marked throughout
4¼ in. (10.8 cm.) long
A RUSSIAN JEWELED AND GOLD SAMORODOK CIGARETTE CASE
MAKERS MARK CYRILLIC 'AB', ST. PETERSBURG, 1908-1917
Rectangular with rounded corners, the cover set with sapphires, rubies, emeralds, diamonds and colored diamonds, centering a later jeweled Imperial crown, with cabochon sapphire push-piece, the interior inscribed in Russian 'In good memory, to dear Albert Karlovich from his respectful colleagues, [a souvenir] for the good memories, in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of his governance over the Krasnogorovsky Factory of the Franco-Russian Society', and further inscribed 'I.S.Kefala, P.L. Perilli, C.F. Bragiva, L.L. Perilli, S.E. Bizhan, P.P. Lurovoy, T.U. Bartetskiy, E.G. Fraskolli, E.U. Faber, M.A. Nesterenko, A.N. Galushkin, P.P. Kovalenko, A.G. Reberko, U.F. Klyan, A.F. Kotlyarob / Krasnogorovka / 18 April 1 May / 1901 - 1911, marked throughout
4¼ in. (10.8 cm.) long
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