Strauss & co - 6 March 2017, Cape Town

38 81 A Russian silver casket, Moscow, 1908-1926, assay master Ivan Sergeyevich Lebedkin (1898-1914) rectangular, the hinged cover applied with a vacant rope-twist oval cartouche bordered by stylised c-scrolls, gilt interior, the front engraved with flowers and ribbons, the sides applied with pierced handles, raised on bracket feet, 465g, 7,5cm high R –  82 A Russian silver and niello cigarette case, Kazan, 1908- 1926, assay master Ivan Andreyevich Ado (1899-1916) rectangular, the centre engraved with a vacant rondel enclosed by foliage with ribbed borders and cross-hatched corners, the reverse enclosing a river scene engraved with a windmill and houses, 115g, 10,5cm wide ; and a Czechoslovakian silver cigarette case, maker’s initials ‘FB’, .900 standard, rectangular, the hinged covers profusely engraved with leaves and flowerheads, the interior engraved with initials, 75g, 7,8cmwide (2) R –  83 A Russian silver cigarette case, Caucasus, 1908-1926 rectangular, the front engraved with a spray of summer flowers, an inscription and dated 1917, the reverse engraved with a view of wooden churches, 135g, 11cmwide ; and another, Moscow, 1908- 1926, assay master for Viktor Savinkov, engraved with initials enclosed by an arch with ribbons, the interior with an inscription, 120g, 10,5cmwide (2) R –  82 part lot 83 81