Lot 245: A PARCEL-GILT TROMPE L'OEIL CIGAR BOX

marked with the initials of Konstantin Skvortsov, Moscow, 1896-1908 Rectangular, the hinged cover and sides chased and engraved overall to simulate wood grain and tax bands with the Russian inscription 'Imported Tobacco', the inside with the inscription in Russian, 'In good memory from colleagues, 1902', gilt interior, marked inside 5 9/16in. (14.2cm.) long 8,845oz. (275gr.).