An antique Russian silver cigarette case. The lid is adorned with an applied enameled order and engraved with floral and geometrical design. Gold washed interior. Hallmarked inside with an 84 Imperial Russian silver standard and the Cyrillic makers initials FV possibly for Verkhovtsev Fedor Andreev. The master founded the workshop in 1819 for the production of gold, silver and bronze items, mainly religious objects, later the workshop was passed to his son Sergei Fedorovich. Antique Russian Decorative Art, Silver Cigarette Cases And Tobacciana Accessories For Collectors. Weight 145 gm.