Cigarette case with enamel miniature featuring a peasant woman in the garden
Cigarette case with enamel miniature featuring a peasant woman in the garden
Russian Empire, Moscow
1876
Silver; champlevé enamel, painted enamel, carving, gilding, repousse
10.4 x 6.2 x 2.2 cm
Marks: of the firm – “ХЛѢБНИКОВЪ”; armorial plate - the mark of Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolaevich (?) court supplier; alloy “88”; “ВС” above the date “1876”
Silver rectangular cigarette case, gilded inside, r with rounded sides and corners, consisting of two equal halves, connected by a hinge, with a snap shutter.Enamel image of a peasant woman in traditional dress standing in front of a flowering rose bush placed in rectangular medallion is on the top lid. The similar medallion, hence with ornamental enamel rosette inside with carved monogram "O (?) T", adorns the bottom lid cover of the cigarette case. The edges of both lids are emphasized by enamel belt comprised of curls with he inserted rosettes at the corners and in the center on repousse background. Round silver button in the lock. The engraved dedication inscription in Cyrillic is inside the cigarette case, on the bottom flap, "From brother / 1883 / January 25". The enamels color scheme is based on the combinations of ocher-yellow, lilac, blue, turquoise, white, pink, green and black colors and their shades.
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