Asta Bidspirit | 22kt yellow and rose gold

22kt yellow and rose gold cigarette-case, St. Petersburg, 1908-1917 - engraved with guilloché motifs alternating with white enamel bands; the hinged cover with rose-diamond thumbpiece, cm. 1.2x9x7, weight gr. 172.2 (the enamel worn)Non-legible goldsmith's hallmark, engraved inventory number 26250, Soviet control marks (later).Prov.: formerly Christie's London, 12 June 1997, n. 102; private Roman collection