A gem-set silver cigarette case, Khlebnikov, Moscow, 1908-1917

the plain polished body chased and engraved on the front with foliate wreaths joined together by bow-tied ribbons from which suspend stylised floral and foliate swags, the motif surmounted by a synthetic ruby, the push-piece collet set with a cabochon emerald simulant, struck to the interior with maker's mark in Cyrillic and the Imperial Warrant, 84 standard

length 10.2cm; 4 in.