CIGARETTE CASE
Creator(s): Sergei Ivanovich Nazarov (Maker)
Currently in storage
About this object
The square cigarette case features rich niello decoration on each side. The top presents a view of the Kremlin Palace in Moscow from the Moskva River, framed by a frieze and stylized scrolls. The bottom features a geometric composition, with a central circle surrounded by classical friezes and stylized scrolls. The gilt interior bears hallmarks and an engraved inscription and has two strips to hold cigarettes.
- Object name:
- CIGARETTE CASE
- Made from:
- Silver gilt -- niello --textile
- Made in:
- Moscow, Russia
- Date made:
- 1891
- Size:
- H. 3/4 in., W. 3 1/4 in., D. 3 1/4 in.
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 2010.20
- Signature marks:
- INSCRIPTION TO/JAMES ROOSEVELT/THE WHITE HOUSE/FROM/J.E.D.-MOSCOW-1937 Inside lid; marks 84, St. George; Maker’s mark C. II. [CH?] (inside lid); Л.О [LO] [for Lev F. Oleks, essayer, active 1890-1896] / 1891, 84, St. George, Maker’s mark C. H. [See Postnikova-Loseva, 1983, #2889]
- Credit line:
- Museum Purchase, 2010