Lot 159
  • 159

A silver-gilt and cloisonné enamel cigarette case, Dmitri Nikolaev, Moscow, 1908-1917 and later

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • length: 11.3 cm., 4 1/3 in.
rounded rectangular, enamelled with vari-coloured foliate and geometric motifs within green beaded borders, 84 standard, gilded and enamelled at a later date  

Condition

Gilded and enamelled at a later date.
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