Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 1 - 27th April 2021

Lot 1360

A 19th century Russian silver and niello work cigarette case

Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £380

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Description

A 19th century Russian silver and niello work cigarette case,

maker's mark of A.C, Assay master I. Avdeyev, Moscow 1861,

rounded rectangular purse form, with engine-turned and niello work foliate scroll decoration, the reverse with a niello scene of Moscow from the river, initialled, gilded interior, length 12.8cm, approx. weight 6oz.