A RUSSIAN PARCEL-GILT SILVER AND EN PLEIN ENAMEL SOUVENIR CIGARETTE CASE,
MARKED FOR MOSCOW, CYRILLIC MAKER'S MARK OF KONSTANTIN SKVORTZOV, 1896-1908,
the hinged cover with a repoussé scene of a bogatyr and metal smith after a Russian myth of 'Vol'ga, Sviatogor and Mikula', loosely translated, 'I forge the destiny of marriage'; the reverse with naval flags, shoulder board, and facsimile signatures; with cabochon thumb piece, marked inside cover and base
4½in. (11.4cm.) long
A RUSSIAN PARCEL-GILT SILVER AND EN PLEIN ENAMEL SOUVENIR CIGARETTE CASE,
MARKED FOR MOSCOW, CYRILLIC MAKER'S MARK OF KONSTANTIN SKVORTZOV, 1896-1908,
the hinged cover with a repoussé scene of a bogatyr and metal smith after a Russian myth of 'Vol'ga, Sviatogor and Mikula', loosely translated, 'I forge the destiny of marriage'; the reverse with naval flags, shoulder board, and facsimile signatures; with cabochon thumb piece, marked inside cover and base
4½in. (11.4cm.) long
