A RUSSIAN SILVER-GILT AND CLOISSONÉ ENAMEL CIGARETTE CASE


A RUSSIAN SILVER-GILT AND CLOISSONÉ ENAMEL CIGARETTE CASE
MARK OF PAVEL OVCHINNIKOV, MOSCOW, '91' STANDARD, 1879
The centre decorated with two fantastical birds within an oval cartouche on black ground, surrounded by four more birds amidst scrolling foliage on a matt silver-gilt ground, both contained within a white border, the sides with a band of pale-blue flower-heads and turquoise links on a black ground, push-button thumbpiece and gilt interior
4 1/8 in. (10.3 cm.) high; 2¼ in. (5.5 cm.) wide

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