Cigarette case with geometric pattern
Cigarette case with geometric pattern
Russian Empire, Saint-Petersburg
1885-1898
G. Andreev gold and silverware workshop
Silver, enamel; champleve enamel, repousse, gilding
8.6 x 5.1 x 1.6 cm
Mark of the workshop “ГА”; Saint Petersburg city mark - two crossed anchors and scepter, alloy "88"
Gold rectangular gilded inside cigarette case with rounded sides and corners, comprised of two equal halves, and connected by hinge with snap shutter. Both lids case are decorated with checkerboard pattern of geometric shapes arranged in squares. Both cigarette case lids are decorated with the pattern in the form of blue and red geometric figures, arranged in squares, in arranged chess-board fashion, on chased background.
1660/ДПИ