Silver cigarette case with a relief image of a flying Mercury with a torch and a caduceus rod in his hands and a winged helmet on his head. The inner surface of the cigarette case is gilded. Silver, stamp, mount. Stone - sapphire (cabochon). The stamp of the master is AIP in a square shield (Moscow master Piskarev A.I., known in 1908-1913); Assay marks: The hallmark of the Moscow Assay Office of 1908-1927 in the following form - a triangle, a female head in a kokoshnik, oriented to the right and an index of the Russian assay of silver 84 (all in an oval shield). Dimensions -11x8x1.5 cm, weight - 163 gr. Russian empire, Moscow, 1908-1913.
Period:
Early 20th century
Material:
Silver 84, Gilding, Sapphire
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