An Austrian silver and niello work cigarette and vesta case

An Austrian silver and niello work cigarette and vesta case,

by Georg Adam Scheid, Vienna circa 1900,

rectangular form, with foliate niello decoration, gilded interior, with a wheel for a lighting cord, the hinged base opens to reveal a vesta compartment and striking plate, length 10cm, plus a Russian silver and niello work cheroot case, Moscow 1893, assay master unknown, rectangular form, the hinged cover with a troika scene, foliate borders, length 9.4cm, approx. total weight 9.5oz. (2)