Lot 188
  • 188

A Russian Gilded Silver and Enamel Cigarette Case, Khlebnikov, Moscow, circa 1910

Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 USD
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Description

  • Gilded silver, enamel, blue hardstone
  • Length 4 1/4 in.
  • 10.8 cm
of rounded rectangular shape, enameled with a flowerhead in shades of red, white and green in the center, extending from this are four stylized blooms in shades of orange, green, blue and black, with smaller geometric decorations, all against a buff colored ground, the opposite side similarly decorated but with a circular, undecorated shield, with blue hardstone thumbpiece, the interior gilded

Condition

overall good condition
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