Royal & Noble Jewels

Royal & Noble Jewels

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A Tsar's Treasure: Ferdinand of Bulgaria (1861-1948)

Collection of eight silver cigarette cases, late 19th and early 20th century

Estimate

1,300 - 2,600 CHF

Lot Details

Description

Comprising: a paste-set silver cigarette case with wick and match striker strip, possibly Ivan Petrov Speshnev, Moscow, 1893, struck with maker’s initials in Cyrillic, 84 standard; a rectangular case applied with light blue guilloché enamel featuring the cypher of Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria, French import marks for silver; a rectangular case engraved with a floral and foliate pattern, centering the cipher of Tsar Ferdinand I of Bulgaria, Swiss gold import mark; a rectangular case decorated to one corner with four fleur-de-lys; a reeded cylindrical case, the push piece and terminals collet-set with cabochon sapphires, German maker’s and assay marks for silver; a rectangular reeded case, maker’s mark, British hallmarks for silver, date letter for 1890; a square silver case, the push piece collet-set with a cabochon sapphire, German maker’s and assay marks for silver; a rectangular, engine turned case decorated with blue enamel, the interior engraved Weihnachten 1923. Albrecht, German maker’s and assay marks for silver; partially illustrated.