Rectangular silver-gilt and niello hinged cigar case, the interior is mounted with a match compartment and a strike plate. The cover is decorated with a view of the Moscow Kremlin over a sunburst background, the reverse is decorated with floral scrollwork.
Russian Silver & Niello Cigar Case
reference number: RS_055
circa 1850
silver
length: 14 cm
maker’s mark: Cyrillic initials F.V. of unidentified master
assay’s mark: Cyrillic initials D.T. of Dmitry Tverskoy
assay mark of Moscow, circa 1850
silver standard: 84 zolotnik
French import marks