Lot 461: A SILVER GILT AND SHADED ENAMELED CIGARETTE CASE,
Auction Title: Important Asian, Russian, European & American Works
Auction Date: May 24, 2011, 10:00 AM CST
Description: A SILVER GILT AND SHADED ENAMELED CIGARETTE CASE, IN THE RUSSIAN STYLE, SECOND HALF 20TH CENTURY. Overall in shaded enamel floral patterns and with cloisonné beaded rim on a stippled gilt ground with cabochon push thumbpiece. Bearing the spurious stamped Cyrillic maker's mark of Feodor Ruckert and Moscow hallmark for 1908-1917 with 88 silver standard. Length 4.25 inches (10.6 cm)