Cigarette case with the inscription: “СИГАРЫ. REGALIA FLORA. Brown”
Cigarette case with the inscription: “СИГАРЫ. REGALIA FLORA. Brown”
Russian Empire, Moscow
1880
Ivan Futikin silverware workshop
Silver; presswork, carving, niello, gilding
11.2 x 6.3 x 1.9 cm
Mark of the workshop “[И]Ф”; tee of Moscow city Assay office: the assay master initials “AК” above the date “1880”; alloy “84” and Moscow city coat of arms
Silver cigarette case, gilded inside, with rounded sides and corners comprised of two equal halves, connected by a hinge, with silver button in the snap shutter. The cigarette case textured surface imitates bast weaving. Smooth stripe in the form of a nameplate is in the center along the upper and the bottom lids. The stripe is with niello image of two-headed eagle with a scepter and an orb and Cyrillic inscriptions. The engraved dedication inscription is on the upper lid inner side.
Silver button is in the snap shutter.
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