Lot 20
  • 20

cinq étuis et boîtes en argent russes

Estimate
1,200 - 1,500 EUR
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Description

  • cinq étuis et boîtes en argent russes
  • comprising: two rounded rectangular Samorodok cigarette cases, the first St Petersburg, 1908-1917, maker's mark indistinct, 84 standard, the second Leningrad, 1927-1958, maker`s mark IZO (Cyrillic), 916 standard; a Samorodok box, gold and red paste thumbpiece, bearing spurious marks for Moscow and maker L.F (Cyrillic); and two niello snuff boxes, Moscow, 1841, decorated with scrolling foliage and bandwork, the first makers mark H.T in script (possibly Postnikova-Losseva no. 2717, unidentified), the second V.F. (Cyrillic), 84 standard

  • 6,6 -12,9cm ; 2 1/2 - 5 in
comprenant : deux étuis à cigarettes samorodok rectangulaires aux bouts arrondis, le premier, Saint Petersbourg, 1908-1917, poinçon de maître indistinct, titre 84, le second de Leningrad, 1927-1958, poinçon de maître IZO (cyrillic), titre 916 ; une boîte samorodok, le fermoir en or et pâte rouge, poinçons de prestige pour Moscou et maître L.F (Cyrillic) ; et deux tabatières en nielle, Moscou, 1841, décorées de rinceaux de feuillage et frises, le premier poinçon de maître H.T en script (probablement Postnikova-Losseva no. 2717, non identifié), le second V.F (Cyrillic), titre 84

Condition

All in very good order. The niello boxes with much less wear than one would expect.
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