A silver, plique-à-jour and champlevé enamel cigarette case, Antip Kuzmichev, Moscow, 1888

Property from a Private Collection, Switzerland

A silver, plique-à-jour and champlevé enamel cigarette case, Antip Kuzmichev, Moscow, 1888

rectangular with rounded corners, the body enamelled in red, blue and green colours with silver scrollwork, the central reserves with violet circular and rectangular borders, gilt interior, silver thumbpiece, struck inside on both parts with workmaster's initials, 88 standard

length 9cm, 3 1/2in.