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A JEWELLED GOLD SAMORODOK CIGARETTE CASE
Lot 255 PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN

A JEWELLED GOLD SAMORODOK CIGARETTE CASE

MARK OF FRIEDRICH KOECHLI, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1892

Closed25 November 2019

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A JEWELLED GOLD SAMORODOK CIGARETTE CASE
MARK OF FRIEDRICH KOECHLI, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1892
Rectangular with rounded corners, the hinged cover with a cabochon ruby thumb-piece, integral vesta compartment with match strike, with black tinder cord, engraved 'Flora / Galia / 9 Août 1892' inside cover, marked on cover
3 ¾ in. (9.5 cm.) wide

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 18 July 1988, lot 294.
Acquired at the above sale by the late owner.