RUSSIAN IMPERIAL SILVER TABLE LARGE CIGAR BOX, W.A.BOLIN, BOXED
Boxed solid silver W.A.Bolin cigar box. The company 'Bolin CO' used to work for Karl FABERGE before the Russian revolution in 1917 and moved to Sweden after. Cigar box was presented as a gift to a military Russian attashe in Poland from his GRU associates - please see information below. Dedication is engraved inside the lid. Comes with original cardboard box.
CONDITION: Very good for age. The item is described to the best of our knowledge. Please refer to pictures and email with any questions.
LARGE SIZE: 8 1/2 x 5 x 2 inches (21.6 x 12.7 x 5.1 cm). Heavy. Weight: 824 grams.
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WIKIPEDIA: The Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, abbreviated G.U., formerly the Main Intelligence Directorate, and still commonly known by its previous abbreviation GRU, is the foreign military intelligence agency of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. GRU controls the military intelligence service and maintains its own special forces units. Unlike Russia's other security and intelligence agencies - such as the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), the Federal Security Service (FSB), and the Federal Protective Service (FSO), whose heads report directly to the president of Russia - the director of the GRU is subordinate to the Russian military command, reporting to the Minister of Defence and the Chief of the General Staff. The directorate is reputedly Russia's largest foreign-intelligence agency, and is distinguished among its counterparts for its willingness to execute riskier 'complicated, high stakes operations'. According to unverified statements by Stanislav Lunev, a defector from the GRU, in 1997 the agency deployed six times as many agents in foreign countries as the SVR, and commanded some 25,000 Spetsnaz troops.

HISTORY: "Bolin" is still the supplier of the highest court, only not the Russian one, but the Swedish one. In the troubled revolutionary time of the company was lucky - their rival Carl Faberge left Russia with one bag and cane, but Vasily Bolin managed to leave the country earlier. Having collected samples of products and sketches, he was going to open a branch at one of the popular European resorts. But the First World War confused plans and returning home through Stockholm he agreed with the local banker to open a jewelry store, and even the Swedish king Gustav V arrived for the solemn ceremony. Soon Bolin had nowhere to go, and the Swedish monarchs still use the company's services. Bolin's jewelry was renowned for its purity of stones, its exquisite design, and its exquisite jewellery. One of the surviving decorations, the famous Vladimir tiara, is now owned by Queen Elizabeth II of England. They say Megan Markle wanted it for her wedding, but the Queen wouldn't let her. Originally, the tiara was a wedding gift for Maria Pavlovna, wife of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich, younger brother of Emperor Alexander III. During the revolution, the Grand Duchess managed to escape the country with the jewels, and her daughter sold the jewelry to her grandmother Elizabeth II - Queen Mary. By the way, the Vladimirskaya tiara on Queen Mary can be seen in the full-length film "Abbey Downton" - an exact copy was made for filming.

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