Burl Wood Cigarette Case bearing a sterling silver Cyrillic

bearing a sterling silver Cyrillic character on the front

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Manufacturer: Unkown

Hallmarked

there was a vast array of styles of mourning jewelry spanning from the Georgian period through the Victorian era

Burl Wood Cigarette Case bearing a sterling silver CyrillicA very interesting piece of smoking history, an early 20th century cigarette case made of a burl wood, bearing a sterling silver Cyrillic character on the front. Given its style and construction it is believed to be made of an Amboyna wood, likely during the later years of the Russian Empire. Estimated to date around or before the 1920's, it may be one of the last pieces made before the soviet era. It exudes an opulence and luxury that was lost,