A GROUP OF THREE SOVIET SILVER CIGARETTE CASES, FIRST HALF OF 20TH CENTURY

A GROUP OF THREE SOVIET SILVER CIGARETTE CASES, FIRST HALF OF 20TH CENTURY each cushion-form, with hardstone pushpieces; overall weight: 526.5 g (approximately 17 ozt) comprising: a) with bogatyr on horseback, his sword raised, Moscow, 1908-1927, marked with 84 standard, workmaster's mark MK in Cyrillic ; dimensions: 11.5 x 8.5 cm (4 1/2 x 3 3/8 in.) b) with polar bear on an ice floe against the rising sun, Moscow, 1927-1946, marked twice with 875 standard, partly effaced workmaster's mark M.(?)Yu.F., once with numeral 19 ; dimensions: 11 x 8.5 cm (4 3/8 x 3 3/8 in.) c) with a pheasant on a pine branch, St. Petersburg, 1927-1946, marked twice with 875 standard, workmaster's mark AMU5, once with numeral 6 ; dimensions: 11 x 8.5 cm (4 3/8 x 3 3/8 in.) CONDITION The group is in overall good original condition. Scattered scuffs and scratches overall. Fine-particle verdigris to the interior of (c). N.B. All lots are sold in as-is condition at the time of sale. Please note that any condition statement regarding works of art is given as a courtesy to our clients in order to assist them in assessing the condition. The report is a genuine opinion held by Shapiro Auctions and should not be treated as a statement of fact. The absence of a condition report or a photograph does not preclude the absence of defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others. Shapiro Auctions, LLC., including its consultants and agents, shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.