Russian Silver Cigar box

[El Presidente]

What an excellent example/piece. Circa 1893

Russian silver trompe l'oeil cigar box, circa 1893, parcel gilt and decorated along the exterior with a wood grain design in low relief. Further decorated with engraved decoration and inscriptions along the lid. Maker's mark of Aleksandr Delman (Russian, 1880-1905). Further marked with the Moscow city mark, 84 standard, and assayer's mark of Lev Fridrikhovitch Oleks, dated 1893.