Russian two colour gold cigarette case, c.1910, St Petersburg.
Russian two colour gold cigarette case, c.1910, St Petersburg.
£12,000.00
Russian two colour gold cigarette case, c.1910, St Petersburg.
Marked 56 Russian gold with the maker’s mark ‘AB’ for unknown maker.
With ruby cabochon.
The description inside of the case says ‘For the good memory to John Ebenezer Howard from law students of 76 graduation 1908 - 1915’ in Cyrillic.
Sir John Ebenezer Howard OBE was the founder of the Garden City movement. He had connections to Russia through the transnational influence of his planning ideas and his intellectual ties to Russian thinkers. He was knighted in 1927 for his contributions to town planning.
Size:
9.8cm x 6.7cm x 1.6cm.
Weight: 120.5gr.
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