ANTIQUE RUSSIAN SILVER CIGARETTE CASE 2nd ARTEL Start Price USD 899.00 Current Price USD 899.00 Time Left 26 days 3 hours 29 minutes Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, November 06, 2008 End Time Wednesday, February 04, 2009 Location st paul, MN See more about 'ANTIQUE RUSSIAN SILVER CIGARETTE CASE 2nd ARTEL' Description An antique Russian silver cigarette case, 84 Russian silver mark, St. Petersburg, maker's initials 2A for "Second Artel". Later Soviet 875 mark. Rectangular shape with Art Nouveau design of flowers and foliage on the top cover. heavy gage silver with extremely high quality Faberge-like workmanship. Unusual, very elegant shape and thumb push design. Well preserved guilded interior.This case is in excellent vintage condition, with no significants dents or scratches.The hinge operates well, case closes tightly. A great example of Russian Imperial silver work. Size 3 7/8" x 2 11/16" x 1/2" thickness or 10 cm by 6.8 cm x 1.3 cm. Weight 160 gram or 5.7 oz. Comes from an old time European collection. Place a Bid!