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Propaganda cigarette case "Airships of the USSR".

Lot: № 113

Author: * USSR

Year: 1923
Size: 10.5x8. Weight: 162.5 g.
Technique: 875 sterling silver, engraving.

Descripton: The cigarette case belonged to the military engineer Vsevolod Aleksandrovich Zashchuk (1868 - 1943), who designed and built all the boathouses for airships in Russia. The front side of the cigarette case depicts the coat of arms of the USSR, adopted in 1923, and the airship "VI October", launched in 1923. Stamp “SYUT” in a rhombus, hallmark 875.

Valued price 100000-200000 rub.