A RUSSIAN SILVER CIGAR BOX
MARK OF OIP (CYRILLIC), MOSCOW, 1896/1908, ALSO BEARING LATER CONTROL MARKS, POSSIBLY FINNISH
Rectangular, the cover chased in high relief with a warrior prince in helmet, chain-mail, a hunting horn hanging from his belt and holding a mace in one gauntlet, mounted on a prancing horse, city walls in the distance and a legend in stylised Cyrillic letters Orel Voivode, gilt interior
7 ¼ in. long (17.3 cm.)
27 oz. (837 gm.)
A RUSSIAN SILVER CIGAR BOX
MARK OF OIP (CYRILLIC), MOSCOW, 1896/1908, ALSO BEARING LATER CONTROL MARKS, POSSIBLY FINNISH
Rectangular, the cover chased in high relief with a warrior prince in helmet, chain-mail, a hunting horn hanging from his belt and holding a mace in one gauntlet, mounted on a prancing horse, city walls in the distance and a legend in stylised Cyrillic letters Orel Voivode, gilt interior
7 ¼ in. long (17.3 cm.)
27 oz. (837 gm.)
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