Russian Enamel and Diamond Cigarette Case by Egor Cheryatov
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Russian, a gold, enamel and diamond-set cigarette case Lorie, Workmaster Egor Cheryatov Moscow circa 1900. Shaped rectangular with rounded corners, the lid chased and repoussse with trailing foliage, depicting a scene of St George slaying the dragon, against an enamel ground, inset rose diamond-set lettering and floral motif, set with cabochon thumbpiece, stamped to both inner lids Lorie, Cyrillic mark for Egor Cheryatov, 56 standard, approximately 10 cm, 158.6 grams,
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- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
This item has been included into following indexes:
- Russian - smoking accessories, cigarette cases and boxes, 101
- smoking accessories, cigarettes