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A Rare Faberge cast silver-gilt cigar lamp in the shape of a frog. Makers mark of First Silver artel (former Faberge leading master J. Rappoport manufactory). Petersburg, 1910-1917. Scratched inventory number: 24661. Dimensions: 9.5 x 8.5 x 7 cm. Total weight: 263 g. See similar: FABERGE. A SILVER FROG CIGAR LIGHTER
Workmaster J. Rappoport POLTAVA Sotheby’s London, 1984/02/15 lot #223898

Starting price: 15000€
Estimate: 20000-30000€

Bottega Veneta burgundy leather bag. Dimensions: 28 x 33 cm.

Starting price: 250€
Estimate: 300-350€

A Russian presentation silver-gilt cigar box “Spider on the web”. Was presented from Colonel of the 4th shooting Life Guards battalion Dmitry Shevich to Lieutenant Butlerov. Makers mark of Timofey Ilyin. Moscow, 1913. Dimensions: 16.5 x 10.1 x 4.3 cm. Total weight: 454 g.

Starting price: 3500€
Estimate: 4000-6000€

A Russian cast silver cigar box, the cover richly decorated in high relief with a dynamic hunting scene depicting riders on horseback and dogs attacking a boar. Dimensions: 23.2 × 12.5 × 7.5 cm.
Total weight: 780.4 g. The sides embellished with scrolling foliage and trophies of arms. Maker’s mark of Israel Szekman, Warsaw, 1908–1917, when Poland was part of the Russian Empire.
Israel Szekman was a Jewish designer and maker of both silver-plated brass and silver objects, including Judaica, such as Torah pointers, Torah shields, Torah crowns and chanukiot.

Starting price: 3500€
Estimate: 4000-5000€
Hammer Price: 3500€

A Russian silver-gilt cigar box in the shape of traditional casket. Makers mark of Imperial Court supplier I.P. Khlebnikov. Moscow, 1908-1917. Dimensions: 16.4 x 10.4 x 5 cm. Total weight: 541 g.

Starting price: 2500€
Estimate: 3000-3500€

A Rare Russian cast silver-gilt cigar box “Bogatyr”. Moscow, 1908-1917. Weight: 724 g. Dimensions: 22.3 x 18.8 x 5 cm.

Starting price: 7000€
Estimate: 8000-12000€

Fabergé. Card and Chalk Box in the Form of a Skittle Alley
Makers mark of “AR” and Faberge. Petersburg, 1899–1904
Wood, white material, silver (88 zolotnik), leather, parquetry
Dimensions: 29.5 x 12 x 14.5 cm.

The box, designed as a miniature skittle alley, was created in the workshop of Anna Karlovna Ringe, one of Fabergé’s few female workmasters. The composition combines fine woodworking with white material and silver details. The small skittles and ball, carved from white material, rest on a polished wooden surface with parquetry inlay.

An engraved dedication on the central silver plaque reads:
“To our dear Captain! / K.K. Bakh, R.L. Binenstamm, A.N. Gavrilov, M.N. Kaigorodov, A.F. Karell, E.V. Rudolphi, A.A. Tylov / March 8th, 1900.”
The side plaques bear humorous gaming mottos in Russian.

The box was presented as a gift to the captain of the “Closed” skittle club of the St. Petersburg English Assembly. Among the donors was Mikhail Nikiforovich Kaigorodov (1853–1918), General of Infantry, former Irkutsk Governor (1905–1906) and commandant of the Grodno Fortress (1915–1916).

The English Assembly, founded in 1770, was the first private club in Russia. Originally created by foreigners residing in St. Petersburg, it soon became one of the most prestigious social institutions of the Empire. Renowned for its English cuisine and card games, the club attracted Russia’s political and cultural elite — the Yusupovs, Golitsyns, Obolenskys, Dolgorukys, and later wealthy merchants and industrialists.

Anna Karlovna Ringe (1840–1912) succeeded her husband, the Livonian silversmith Philip Theodor Ringe (1824–1894), who had collaborated with Fabergé under the mark “T.R.”. After his death, Anna continued the workshop on Malaya Morskaya Street, producing fine enameled and silver items — seals, umbrella handles, thermometers, buckles, and miniature boxes. Her mark “A.R.” became one of the most distinctive within the Fabergé circle. After her death in 1912, the workshop passed to Anders Mickelson and Vasily Solovyov..

Starting price: 12000€
Estimate: 15000-18000€
Hammer Price: 13000€

A Russian parcel-gilt silver cigar-box with a horse head. Marked NH in cyrillic. Moscow, 1908-1917.
Dimensions: 11.1 x 18 x 5.2 cm. Weight 538 g.

Starting price: 4500€
Estimate: 5000-7000€

Silver Cigar Box
Maker: Nikolay Zverev, Moscow, 1908–1917
Silver (84 zolotniks), repoussé and chased decoration
Weight: 578 g | Dimensions: 5.3 × 17.5 × 12.3 cm

A refined Russian Art Nouveau silver cigar box by Nikolay Zverev, master silversmith active in Moscow between 1898 and 1912. The lid is richly ornamented with asymmetrical floral scrolls and stylized thistle leaves, characteristic of early 20th-century Moscow silverwork. The soft organic curves and detailed repoussé modeling reflect the transition from late Imperial eclecticism to the sinuous elegance of the Modern style.

Nikolay Zverev was among the noted Moscow silversmiths of his time, known for his finely crafted silver and enamel objects — including belts, kovshi, napkin rings, and tea glass holders. His works are represented today in the State Historical Museum, Moscow.

Starting price: 3500€
Estimate: 4000-5000€
Hammer Price: 3500€

A Russian silver-gilt cigar box in neoclassical style. Makers mark of Imperial Court supplier I.P. Khlebnikov. Moscow, 1908-1917. Dimensions: 19 x 13 x 4 cm. Total weight: 525 g.

Starting price: 4000€
Estimate: 5000-7000€