Good RUSSIAN Scenic NIELLO Silver CIGARETTE CASE-Dated 1875-Maker Ae-NR

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Good RUSSIAN Scenic NIELLO Silver CIGARETTE CASE-Dated 1875-Maker Ae-NR:
$699.99

Up for offer is a fine Tsarist Russian silver cigarette boxwith niello decoration, dated 1875. The box is 3 7/8 inches long by 2 1/8inches wide and weighs 116 grams. The top is decorated in niello with a sceneof a city plaza and buildings. The backhas a niello checkerboard pattern with an unengraved oval cartouche. The box has a spring catch with a pressbutton. There are fabric ribbons on bothhalves of the interior. The piece ismarked inside of both halves with a maker’s mark of [Ae], an assay master’smark for 1875, [84] and a town mark for Moscow.<P>

Condition on the box is fairly good. There is a short split at one corner, asshown, as well as a few minor dents and wear to the niello surfaces. A fine old Russian box!<P>