Stunning Bespoke Russian Wood Match Vesta French 18k Gold, Sapphires, and Rich Black Moire Silk Cigar Case BERNIER The old box does show

The old box does show age

Were it already restored

to use for opening or pushing on the doors

miniature paintings after those of other greater artists whose work would be on display in the museums visited by the Grand Tour travelers

Just look at those scent bottles

Stunning Bespoke Russian Wood Match Vesta French 18k Gold, Sapphires, and Rich Black Moire Silk Cigar Case BERNIER The old box does show"1916 Porte cigarettes lines effect Fernande Guillaux Legrairie par Georges Saxe Bouleau Russie Nord Fermir en or + 2 sapphire". The case is something special, indeed. A Russian exotic wood match vesta set with an 18k gold clasp which has 2 sapphires, one to blue and one to violet in coloration. Let me say that the family this comes from had Russian heritage and the wood is rare and precious Russian wood called Karelian birch (a culturally loaded