LOT 78
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Lot 78
A BEAUTIFUL RUSSIAN SILVER-GILT AND SHADED ENAMEL CIGARETTE CASE, LIKELY LAST QUARTER OF THE 20TH CENTURY IN THE PAN SLAVIC STYLE. Both sides profusely decorated in shaded enamel with a floral framed cartouche depicting on one side an archer and the other a warrior battling a beast against a sunset. The interior gilded. Bearing a St. Petersburg hallmark circa 1908-1917, makers mark AT and 84 silver standard. Length 4.3 inches (11 cm).
Estimate:
$500 - 750
Provenance:
The Estate of Dr. Edward P. Gerber (1928-2013), Reno, NV.
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