A collection of ten birch wood Russian cigarette cases, cigarette cases, playing card box. 19th-20th century. L. 11 cm. Diam. 5 cm. H. 10 cm. (10).
A collection of ten birch wood Russian cigarette cases, cigarette cases, playing card box. 19th-20th century. L. 11 cm. Diam. 5 cm. H. 10 cm. (10).
Provenance: The Danish seller's stepmother's parents, Arne Hammer and his Russian-born wife, Tatiana Konstantinova Hammer, née Martinson. Arne Hammer worked for the Great Northern Telegraph Company and travelled often to Russia in the 1920s. In Irkutsk, he met Tatiana, whom he married and moved to Denmark. Tatiana Hammer belonged to the Russian circles in Copenhagen.
Condition Report:
Wear due to age and use.
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A collection of ten birch wood Russian cigarette cases, cigarette cases, playing card box. 19th-20th century. L. 11 cm. Diam. 5 cm. H. 10 cm. (10).
Provenance: The Danish seller's stepmother's parents, Arne Hammer and his Russian-born wife, Tatiana Konstantinova Hammer, née Martinson. Arne Hammer worked for the Great Northern Telegraph Company and travelled often to Russia in the 1920s. In Irkutsk, he met Tatiana, whom he married and moved to Denmark. Tatiana Hammer belonged to the Russian circles in Copenhagen.
Condition Report:
Wear due to age and use.