Cigarette case with the texture imitating virgin silver and image of young maidens
Cigarette case with the texture imitating virgin silver and image of young maidens
Russian Empire, Saint-Petersburg
1908-1917
A.K. Karpov gold and silverware workshop
Silver, sapphire; presswork, chasing, gilding
12.0 x 8.8 x 1.7 cm
Mark of the workshop “AK”; tee of Saint-Petersburg district Assay office in 1908-1917 with alloy “84”
Silver rectangular gilded inside cigarette case, with rounded sides and corners, comprised of two equal halves, connected by hinge, with snap shutter. The cigarette case textured imitating virgin silver, is complemented by embossed composition on the top lid featuring six young half-nude maidens in antique clothes sitting on the side of the pool. The shutter button is adorned with oval sapphire cabochon insert in smooth bezel setting.
Инв.4261/ДПИ