ANTIQUE VICTORIAN 1873 RARE RUSSIAN ENGRAVED STERLING MATCH SAFE

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ANTIQUE VICTORIAN 1873 RARE RUSSIAN ENGRAVED STERLING MATCH SAFE:
$299.99

COLLECTABLE MATCH SAFE FROM 1873,
PERIOD OF RUSSIAN EMPEROR ALEXANDER II
SHAPED AS OVAL CYLINDER
2 5/8\" LONG, 1 5/8\" WIDE, 1\" THICK
61.4 GRAMS
BOTH SIDES COVERED WITH FINE ENGRAVERY
THERE IS MONOGRAM ON THE LEAD
THERE ARE TOTAL OF 7 HALLMARKS
THE CITY HALLMARKS POINTS TO
ST PETERSBURG, THE ASSAY MASTER IVAN VONIFATIYEVITCH
YEVSTIGNEYEV (CYRILLIC И.Е)
STAMPED 1873
THE MAKER\'S NAME \"КВ\" STAMPED IN CYRILLIC
THE HALLMARK 84 (RUSSIAN HALLMARK FOR 875 SILVER)
THERE IS CAST IRON INSERT ON ONE END
FOR MATCH STRIKING
NATURALLY THERE ARE SIGNS OF RUST ON IT
AND A SMALL CRACK IN THE CORNER OF THE STRIKER
SAFETY CHAIN WITH 4\" LONG HOOK
THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF REPAIR
THE LID IS CLOSING WELL
THERE IS SLIGHT MISALIGNMENT IN ONE CORNER
OF THE LEAD AT THE HINGE
THE MATCH SAFE WAS NOT CLEANED
THERE IS ONE GREEN PATINA SPOT INSIDE
IN THE CORNER OF THE SAFEEXCELLENT VINTAGE COMBINE SHIPPING EXCEPT FOR GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM
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