A LARGE PARCEL-GILT SILVER TROMPE L’OEIL CIGAR BOX
MAKER’S MARK CYRILLIC ‘MI’ PROBABLY FOR MOISEY IVANOV, ST PETERSBURG, 1877
Rectangular, the hinged cover and sides chased and engraved to simulate woodgrain, tobacco tax bands and brand name, with a thumb-piece, interior gilt, marked inside cover and base
7¾ in. (19.6 cm.) wide
26.43 oz. (822 gr.)
A LARGE PARCEL-GILT SILVER TROMPE L’OEIL CIGAR BOX
MAKER’S MARK CYRILLIC ‘MI’ PROBABLY FOR MOISEY IVANOV, ST PETERSBURG, 1877
Rectangular, the hinged cover and sides chased and engraved to simulate woodgrain, tobacco tax bands and brand name, with a thumb-piece, interior gilt, marked inside cover and base
7¾ in. (19.6 cm.) wide
26.43 oz. (822 gr.)
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