A LACQUERED PAPIER-MACHÉ CIGAR CASE BY THE LUKUTIN FACTORY, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1841 Of rectangular form, with a hinged top and a vesta compartment fitted with strike, one side with a reserve painted with a half-length portrait of a lady in a white dress, the reverse painted with a parrot eating berries atop a bouquet of flowers, all within borders with gilt flowers and foliate arabesques, marked inside cover and on base 6 in. (15.4 cm.) high Provenance Galerie Popoff; Christie's, London, 12-13 October 2009, lot 376. Acquired at the above sale by the late owner.
A LACQUERED PAPIER-MACHÉ CIGAR CASE BY THE LUKUTIN FACTORY, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1841 Of rectangular form, with a hinged top and a vesta compartment fitted with strike, one side with a reserve painted with a half-length portrait of a lady in a white dress, the reverse painted with a parrot eating berries atop a bouquet of flowers, all within borders with gilt flowers and foliate arabesques, marked inside cover and on base 6 in. (15.4 cm.) high Provenance Galerie Popoff; Christie's, London, 12-13 October 2009, lot 376. Acquired at the above sale by the late owner.
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