A group of three jewelled cigarette cases, Ivan Britzin and others, St Petersburg and Moscow, various dates

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December 5, 03:10 PM GMT

Estimate

4,000 - 6,000 EUR

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Lot Details

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Description

the first enamelled in white guilloché, the left and right sides with blue and white champlevé borders, the thumbpiece set with a row of small rose-cut diamonds, struck with maker's mark for Ivan Britzin, St Petersburg, 88 standard

the second silver, engraved with a criss cross design, set with a cabochon sapphire push-piece, struck with maker's initials IA in Cyrillic, Moscow, 84 standard;

the third made of gunmetal, set in the upper right corner with faceted rubies and small rose-cut diamonds forming a flower, with a cabochon sapphire push-piece, apparently unmarked

length 9.5cm; 3 3/4 in., and smaller

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