Atlelier Vernaillen - Cigar holder - .875 (84 Zolotniki) silver

Luxury cigar or cigarette holder (porte-cigare), 10 cm long, comprising an orange-yellow mouthpiece which, judging by its appearance, is probably natural amber, mounted in a richly engraved silver sleeve with black niello decoration. Provenance/retail history: Preserved in a matching antique case inscribed A. Vernaillen, fabricant, 11 & 13 Rue de Bavière, Bruxelles, referring to a gold medal at a Brussels exhibition. Working attribution: Imperial Russian manufacture, 84-zolotnik silver (= 875/1000), probably c. 1880–1910/1917.

Estimate:£143.63

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