Lot Essay
For a similar playing card case by Grachev see Stockholms Auktionsverk, March 15, 2007, lot 316.
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MARKED GRACHEV, MAKER'S MARK OF JOHAN FERDINAND OLSONIUS, ST. PETERSBURG, 1886
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A Silver Playing Card Case
Marked Grachev, maker's mark of Johan Ferdinand Olsonius, St. Petersburg, 1886
Rectangular, engraved overall with cartography and statistics, the front with the district of Kiev, the reverse with the regions of Chukotka and Kamchatka, with detachable cover, gilt interior, marked under base and on cover
3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) high
5 oz. (160 gr.)
Marked Grachev, maker's mark of Johan Ferdinand Olsonius, St. Petersburg, 1886
Rectangular, engraved overall with cartography and statistics, the front with the district of Kiev, the reverse with the regions of Chukotka and Kamchatka, with detachable cover, gilt interior, marked under base and on cover
3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) high
5 oz. (160 gr.)