Cigarette case with enamel miniature "A Date"
Cigarette case with enamel miniature "A Date"
Russia, Moscow
1876-1878
Silver; painted enamel, champleve enamel, gilding
10.0 х 6.4 х 2.1 cm
Marks: "ИХ", "ХЛѢБНИКОВЪ", mark of the court supplier of Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolaevich; "И.К / 187…" [6/8 ?]"; "88"; Moscow coat of arms; West European import marks
Silver rectangular cigarette case, gilded inside, with rounded sides and comprised of two equal halves, connected by a hinge, with a snap shutter. Enamel miniature in oval medallion, realized in the Russian style is on the top lid. It depicts the scene of a rendezvous of young peasants against the backdrop of a rural landscape.
The bottom lid of the cigarette case is smooth and free of decor.
A silver button is in the snap shutter.
Инв.738/ДПИ