$2,500
RUSSIAN ENAMELED SILVER-GILT CIGARETTE CASE; Moscow, 1908-1927, possibly D.P. Nickitin. Polychrome shaded cloisonne depicts swimming swans, butterflies and flowers among strawberries. 162 gs., 3 3/4" x 3". Provenance: This case was described as by Dmitri Nicholaev, "Russian Works of Art and Objects of Vertu", Sotheby"s, NY, December 5, 1997, lot #392.
Auctioneer:
Rago Auctions
Date:
2012-12-07