GOLDEN CIGARETTE CASE. - Lot 180

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GOLDEN CIGARETTE CASE. - Lot 180
GOLDEN CIGARETTE CASE. By ULYANSKY, St. Petersburg, before 1896. Rectangular and domed, rounded on the corners with chased decoration of crossed flutes in two gold colours, the opening is set with a cabochon sapphire, bears inside an engraved inscription in facsimile in the hand of the grand duchess Xenia Alexandrovna: "From Xenia, Peterhof 1899", with space for tinder and matches. Time wear, but overall good condition. Title hallmark: 56, St. Petersburg, before 1896. Goldsmith's hallmarks: Yuda Velkovich Ulyansky, active 1895-1909. L.: 9,5 cm - W.: 6,5 cm - D.1,5 cm. Weight: 175 g. Provenance: present given by the Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna (1875-1960) to her husband, the Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich (1866-1933) in 1899 on the occasion of their 5th wedding anniversary. It was passed on by inheritance to their daughter, Princess Irina Youssoupoff, and then kept by direct descent.
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