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Unknown — A parcel gilt silver and pictorial enamel cigarette case, maker in Cyrillic 'A Kh', Moscow, 1908-1917
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A parcel gilt silver and pictorial enamel cigarette case, maker in Cyrillic 'A Kh', Moscow, 1908-1917

A parcel gilt silver cigarette case decorated with pictorial enamel, crafted in Moscow during the early 20th century. The case features a chased and repoussé half-bust of a female figure on a champlevé enamel landscape background with a green glass thumbpiece.

Medium
rectangular, the case chased and repoussé scene of a half-bust of a female figure peering over a trompe l'oeil balcony mounted over a champlevé enamel background scene of a landscape with a river and birch trees, with a green glass thumbpiece, struck to the interior lid and base with maker's marks in Cyrillic, 84 standard

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Russian Works of Art, Fabergé and Icons

November 30, 2021

Estimate: $5,000$7,000

Lot 597

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Unknown, A parcel gilt silver and pictorial enamel cigarette case, maker in Cyrillic 'A Kh', Moscow, 1908-1917

A parcel gilt silver cigarette case decorated with pictorial enamel, crafted in Moscow during the early 20th century. The case features a chased and repoussé half-bust of a female figure on a champlevé enamel landscape background with a green glass thumbpiece.

Medium
rectangular, the case chased and repoussé scene of a half-bust of a female figure peering over a trompe l'oeil balcony mounted over a champlevé enamel background scene of a landscape with a river and birch trees, with a green glass thumbpiece, struck to the interior lid and base with maker's marks in Cyrillic, 84 standard
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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Russian Silver, Decorative Arts, Early 20th Century, Enamel, Moscow, Cigarette case, Luxury Goods

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Collected by

Richard Caswell, Sebastián Naranjo, Jonah Handel, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Ethan Elkins, Alex Capecelatro, Mihail Lari, Cleveland Museum of Art