Snuffboxes and Сigarette Сases

Cigarette case with aperture for a wick and composition “Tamara and Demon. The Kiss "(according to Mihaly Zichy drawing to Mikhail Lermontov’s poem “Demon”)

    Cigarette case with aperture for a wick and composition “Tamara and Demon. The Kiss "(according to Mihaly Zichy drawing to Mikhail Lermontov’s poem “Demon”)

    Russian Empire, Moscow

    1884

    Silver; presswork, chasing, engraving

    10.2 x 6.0 x 2.6 cm

    Mark of the workshop (?) “КРОТКОВА”; tee of Moscow city Assay office: assay master initials “ВП” above the date “1884”, alloy number “84” and Moscow city coat of arms

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    Silver rectangular gilded inside cigarette case, with sloping sides and corners and hinged lid with snap shutter. The cigarette case lid is decorated with embossed composition featuring the Tamara and Demon kiss created after Mihaly Zichy drawing to Mikhail Lermontov poem “Demon”. The engraved inscription “Petersbourg” is on the inner side. Silver button is in the snap shutter. Two compartments are inside the cigarette case - the large one is for cigars, the small one is for matches. Special plate for striking matches (tinderbox) is on the front side. An aperture for a wick is on the cigarette case rear side.

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