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A rare silver-gilt double lid cigar box by Faberge. Moscow, 1893. Dimensions: 20 x 13.5 x 10.2 cm. Weight: 994 g.

Starting price: 18000€
Estimate: 20000-25000€

A Russian cast silver-gilt cigar box with “Crimean war” scenes. Moscow, 1899-1908. Dimensions: 13 х 19.6 х 6.2 cm. Weight: 683 g.

Starting price: 8000€
Estimate: 9000-12000€

Rare silver and niello beaker with a Taurida Governorate coat of arms (currently Crimea) and Greek goddess Ifigeniaya profile. Maker’s mark of Joseph Marshak. Kiev, 1908-1917. Height: 9.5 cm. Weight: 134 g.

Starting price: 600€
Estimate: 600-1000€

A Russian silver-gilt and engraved cigar box with a Hussars and proverb “It’s pleasure to smoke after a tough battle”. Fitted in original case. Makers mark of D. Nikolaev. Moscow, 1896. Weight of the silver: 471.9 g. Dimensions of silver box: 9.7 x 16.3 x 4 cm.

Starting price: 5000€
Estimate: 6000-7500€

A Russian silver cigar oil lighter. Makers mark of J. Marshak. Kiev, 1908-1917. Height: 19.5 cm. Total weight: 713 g.

Starting price: 2500€
Estimate: 3000-3500€

Grand Russian silver rococo photo frame. Maker’s mark of J. Rappoport for Faberge firm. Petersburg, last quarter of the 19th century. Dimensions: 22 x 16 cm.

Starting price: 2000€
Estimate: 2500-3500€

A Russian Cigar Box with a Russian Lacquer Plaque by Vishnyakov (?) manufactory.

Fedoskino (?), second half of the 19th century

Lacquer panel, leather, malachite mounts, gilded metal
Dimensions: 23 × 20 × 6 cm

The lid features an oval lacquer miniature of a peasant couple offering bread and salt with produce. The album’s binding is framed with malachite panels and gilded metal and fitted with a clasp. A striking combination of Russian lacquer painting and stone-inlaid décor from the late 19th century.

PROVENANCE:
Sotheby’s London, 28th November 1991, lot 849

Starting price: 1300€
Estimate: 1500-2500€
Hammer Price: 2750€

A Russian silver-gilt cigar box in neo rococo style. Makers mark of Imperial Court supplier I.P. Khlebnikov. Moscow, 1895. Dimensions: 23.8 x 15 x 5.5 cm. Total weight: 917 g.

Starting price: 4000€
Estimate: 5000-7000€

A Silver and en-plein enamel ashtray with a mediaeval genre scene. Import Russian marks, the end of the 19th century. Total weight: 161.6 g. Dimensions: 12.8 x 12.8 x 3.3 cm.

Starting price: 750€
Estimate: 800-1000€

An interesting silver-gilt and champlevé enamel ashtray, decorated with polychrome enamel motifs and intricate floral engraving. Maker’s mark of Emil Radke, Minsk, 1894. Marked Radke 84.

Diameter: 11 cm.
Weight: 150.6 g.

Emil Radke was one of the most prominent silversmiths in Minsk at the end of the 19th century, regarded as the second-best master of his time. A deeply religious Jew, he strictly observed all Jewish traditions and rituals. His workshop produced refined silver objects in the fashionable Art Nouveau style, often combining gilding, niello, and enamel.

This ashtray is a fine example of Radke’s craftsmanship and an excellent collectible piece for enthusiasts of Russian and Eastern European Art Nouveau silver.

Starting price: 500€
Estimate: 600-800€
Hammer Price: UNSOLD€

An interesting Russian cast silver-gilt cigar box with a peasants life scene. Makers mark of Konstantine Skvortsov. Moscow, 1908-1917. Weight: 621.6 g. Dimensions: 11.5 x 17.5 x 5.5 cm.

Starting price: 5000€
Estimate: 6000-8000€

An interesting Russian silver-gilt and enamel match holder. Moscow, 1861. Dimensions: 2.6 x 5.8 x 1.5 cm. Weight: 42.3 g.

Starting price: 400€
Estimate: 500-700€

A rare Faberge cast silver and glass caviar bowl in the form of a fish. Maker’s mark of K. Faberge firm. Moscow, 1899-1908. Weight of the silver: 617.5 g.
Dimensions of the silver: 30.5 x 9 x 3.5 cm.
Dimensions of the glass: 22 x 9.3 x 6 cm.

Starting price: 25000€
Estimate: 30000-40000€

A Russian silver cigar box with Toompea Castle depiction on the lid (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toompea_Castle). Makers mark of Yu. Rabinovitch. Vilno (Vilnius) city, 1896. Weight: 718.6 g. Dimensions: 20.7 x 13.5 x 6.5 cm.

Starting price: 4500€
Estimate: 5000-7000€

Boucheron. Tray-Ashtray with a Figure of a Naiad
Silver, casting, gilding
Signed by the sculptor: H-Bvrdy. Makers mark of «Boucheron Paris», 1900s. Dimensions: 13 x 8.5 x 4 cm. Total weight: 398.4 g.
The model of this tray-ashtray, created after designs by the renowned sculptor Henri Burdy, presents an elegant composition centered on the graceful figure of a Naiad, daughter of Zeus and nymph of a spring. Her body, seemingly woven of light, harmonizes with the refined silver surface.
Founded in 1858 by Frédéric Prudent Boucheron (1830–1902), the celebrated jewelry house not only produced elite jewels but also crafted artistic silver objects in the Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles, including cigarette cases, card holders, and ashtrays. In 1893, the firm established its flagship boutique at 26 Place Vendôme, Paris, where it remains to this day.
Henri Auguste Burdy (1833–1911), a French sculptor and engraver born in Grenoble, studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In 1863 he received the second Grand Prix de Rome for his medal Bacchus Forcing a Panther to Drink, which revealed his gift for refined plasticity and mastery of small-scale form. His portrait medals, busts, and statuettes were widely recognized and exhibited at leading art salons. From the late 19th century, Burdy worked extensively in gemstone carving, creating unique pieces that combined jeweler’s precision with sculptural expressiveness. Among his distinguished commissions were works for the House of Boucheron. Notable creations include an emerald lion’s head mounted in a gold buckle with repoussé figures of two panthers, as well as an emerald carved with the head of Julius Caesar, traditionally linked to the collection of Napoleon III.

Starting price: 3000€
Estimate: 3500-4500€
Hammer Price: UNSOLD€

A Russian art nouveau style silver cigar box. Makers mark of Adrian Ivanov. Moscow, 1908-1917. Weight: 677 g. Dimensions: 19 x 12 x 6 cm.

Starting price: 4500€
Estimate: 5000-7000€