Pair of Russian Silver Signature Cases
Pair of Russian silver signature cigarette cases with applied signature decorations. One case with an imperial eagle inset with a cabochon turquoise and a similar cabochon turquoise push button closure. The turquoise case marked with an 84 kokoshnik and a maker’s mark in Cyrillic. The ribbed case marked with a kokoshnik and maker’s mark KC, likely Konstantin Skvortsov (Moscow, 1887-1908).
Provenance: Property from the distinguished collection of Mr. James Lee Soffer, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Case w/ Turquoise: height: 2 1/4 in x width: 4 1/2 in x depth: 1/2 in.
Ribbed case: height: 3 in x width: 4 in x depth: 1/2 in.
Gross weight: 305.4 g.
$850