Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 29th October 2019
Lot 398
A fine Russian silver and silver-gilt casket
Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £15000
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Description
A fine Russian silver and silver-gilt casket, possibly for cigars,
by I. Gubkin, Moscow 1859, assay master I. Avdeyev,
cylindrical form, with panels of gilded motifs on a matted background, domed hinged cover with a hinged clasp, pierced hinged side handles, cut-card hinges, on four bracket feet, length 22.5cm, height 14cm, approx. weight 54oz.