A group of five silver boxes, some with niello, Russia, Austria and England, 19th and 20th century

rectangular, comprising three nielloed boxes, one with Moscow landscapes, Moscow, circa 1860, the second with a trophy on one side, a view of Kremlin on the other side, Moscow, 1834, the last one, probably Austria circa 1900, a guilloché cigarette-case applied with a gold free-mason motif, engraved inside with dedication dated 1939, Birmingham, 1938, the last, guilloché, London, 1937

In an over-all good condition. - The rectangular box with one small dent on the cover; Three smalls dents on the rear end. - The cigarette-case with usual dents and scratches; - The box with niello onto the gold decoration with many bams all around the edges, one dents on the cover; - The two smaller boxes in an all-over good condition: one with Moscow landscapes, the second with a view of Kremlin, slightly worn at one place on the base
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