A RUSSIAN SILVER AND NIELLO CIGARETTE CASE

A RUSSIAN SILVER AND NIELLO CIGARETTE CASE
MARK PROBABLY OF IG (CYRILLIC), MOSCOW, 1870
Rectangular with rounded corners and gilt interior, troika scene to cover, foliate scrollwork to base and sides on stippled ground, applied vacant oval reserve to base; also a Russian silver snuff box, mark possibly of Yakov Kryenyes, Moscow, 1885, rectangular with rounded corners, reeded all over, gilt interior
Cigarette case 4 3/8 in. long (10.6 cm.)#
8.75 oz. (276 gm.) (2)