A RUSSIAN SILVER AND NIELLO CIGARETTE CASE

A RUSSIAN SILVER AND NIELLO CIGARETTE CASE
MARK OF PM (CYRILLIC), MOSCOW, 1873
Cover depicting a man driving a troika within inner foliate and outer chainwork borders, reverse similarly bordered around checkered panel with vacant buckle and strap reserve; also a silver and niello cigarette case, mark of VR (Cyrillic), 1896/1908, with panoramic view of the Kremlin in oval reserve, zig-zag borders, reverse with oval foliate panel around vacant reserve
3½ in. long (9 cm.) and 4 in. (10 cm.) respectively
8 oz. (248 gm.) (2)