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Russian Cast Silver Cigar Box with ”Dogs hunting” Composition. I. Szekman - A Russian cast silver cigar box, the cover richly decorated in high relief with a dynamic hunting scene depicting riders on horseback and dogs attacking a boar. Dimensions: 23.2 × 12.5 × 7.5 cm. Total weight: 780.4 g. The sides embellished with scrolling foliage and trophies of arms. Maker’s mark of Israel Szekman, Warsaw, 1908–1917, when Poland was part of the Russian Empire. Israel Szekman was a Jewish designer and maker of both silver-plated brass and silver objects, including Judaica, such as Torah pointers, Torah shields, Torah crowns and chanukiot.