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Imperial Russian ‘Trompe l’oeil’ cigar boxes

Reference: 1469, 5063, 6866

(From top) a superb quality, Imperial Russian silver and parcel-gilt trompe l’oeil cigar box, finely engraved to resemble a wooden box of H. Upmann Flor cigars, with ‘paper’ taxation bands highlighted in silver-gilt, and bearing inscriptions to the lid, with wood graining around the sides and Colorado engraved to the front. Bearing hallmarks for 84 zolotniks, Moscow.

Length: 7½ inches (19 cm), height: 2½ inches (7 cm), and depth: 4 inches (10 cm)

REFERENCE: 6866
Price Code: ££££

A fine cigar box with a satin finish and engraved cigar taxation bands heightened in silver-gilt, the lid with applied silver emblem bearing the Imperial Russian double-headed eagle symbol of the Romanov dynasty. With correct assay marks and maker’s marks for Nikolai Kulikov, Moscow 1896-1904.

Length: 8 inches (20 cm), height: 2 inches (5 cm), and depth: 4½ inches (11 cm)

REFERENCE: 1469
Price Code: ££££

A superb example by Khlebnikov and Co. (Postnikova-Loseva # 1436a) of St. Petersburg branded for H. UPMANN FLOR with engraved ‘paper’ taxation bands similarly lifted in silver-gilt. Bearing hallmarks for Khlebnikov and Co., Moscow 1908-1917.

Length: 7 inches (18 cm), height: 2 inches (5 cm), and depth: 4½ inches (11 cm)

REFERENCE: 5063
Price Code: ££££







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