RUSSIE IMPERIALE, début du XXème siècle Silver (min. 800) rectangular cigarette case (84 zolotnik) with the lid engraved with an architectural cartouche and centered with a figure H.C. The bottom with an old dedication to the librarian of Rostoff-on-Don, 1911. Push button decorated with an amethyst cabochon. Modifications with the addition of a round faceted violet stone, in closed setting, on the cover and motifs (numbers and cars) in yellow gold (585) applied on the bottom, hiding the dedication. Goldsmith's mark in Cyrillic: N.Sh. Probably MOCOU, 1908-1917. Gross weight : 153.9 g. - 15 x 112 x 82 mm. Scratches, wear, shocks, lacks, especially of the applied motifs.