Snuffboxes and Сigarette Сases

Cigarette case with the composition “Mirror, mirror on the wall… (based on" The Tale of the Dead Princess and Seven Bogatyrs (Knights)" by Alexander Pushkin)

    Cigarette case with the composition “Mirror, mirror on the wall… (based on" The Tale of the Dead Princess and Seven Bogatyrs (Knights)" by Alexander Pushkin)

    Russian Empire, Moscow

    1908-1917

    Sergei Shaposhnikov

    Silver, green cabochon; presswork, chasing, gilding

    11.0 x 8.6 x 1.5 cm

    Marks: “СШ”; tee of Moscow district Assay office in 1908-1917 with alloy number “84

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    Silver rectangular cigarette case, gilded inside, with rounded sides and corners, comprised of two equal halves, connected by hinge, with snap shutter. The cigarette case upper cover is decorated with embossed composition in the Neo-Russian style with the half-face shoulder-high image of a young queen looking in the mirror on a fancy town background. The composition on the upper cover is based on the poem by Alexander Pushkin "The Tale of the Dead Princess and Seven Bogatyrs (Knights)". The bottom cover is smooth and free from decor. The button lock is adorned with green oval cabochon in smooth bezel setting.

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