A silver-gilt and shaded cloisonné enamel cigarette case, Semyon Kazakov, Moscow, 1908-1917

A silver-gilt and shaded cloisonné enamel cigarette case, Semyon Kazakov, Moscow, 1908-1917

depicting a peasant man seated on the steps of his hut in a sunny field, within a Pan-Slavic style mint green coloured border, the reverse with polychrome flowers and scrolled foliage against pale blue ground, with plum coloured border, cabochon thumbpiece, struck on the front and the back with workmaster's initials in Cyrillic, 84 standard

length 10.2cm, 4in.