Russian Works of Art, Fabergé & Icons
Russian Works of Art, Fabergé & Icons
Auction Closed
June 4, 04:28 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A pair of silver trompe l'oeil cigar and cigarette boxes, Alexand Mukhin and an unknown maker, Moscow, 1887 and 1908-1917
both engraved in imitation of wooden cigar boxes, the first decorated with the label of cigarmaker H. Upmann and
import tax bands, the lid interior engraved 'A. L. / 1890', struck with maker's initials A.M, 84 standard; the second
with an excise duty band, struck with an unrecorded mark VU in Cyrillic, later Polish silver marks
(2)
width of largest 12.4cm, 4⅞in.