Description:
A LARGE SILVER AND NIELLO CIGARETTE CASE Russian, Moscow, Pavel Ovchinnikov, 1872 The cover depicting a panoramic view of the Kremlin, the base with scrolling foliage centred by a cartouche with engraved initials. Gilt interior. Marked with city hallmark, assayer’s mark, 84 standard and master’s mark ‘P. OVCHINNIKOV’ in Cyrillic with Imperial warrant. 12.8 cm long, 202 gr.
