English silver cigarette case. Birmingham, 1916. - Lot 120

English silver cigarette case. Birmingham, 1916. Of curved form, in plain silver. Inside, an inscription: "Память перелета / Лондонъ - Парижъ - Лондонъ / 31/VIII 3/IX 5/IX 1917 г. / Сергей Воеводский" ("Souvenir de la traversée aérienne / Londres - Paris - Londres / 31/VIII 3/IX 5/IX 1917 / Sergueï Voevodsky"). Hallmarks: "D&F" (Deakin & Francis), an anchor (Birmingham), a lion (title) and the letter "r" (1916). 8.5 x 11 cm; weight: 110 g Sergei Stepanovich Voevodsky (1889-1961), son of Admiral and Minister of the Navy Stepan Arkadievich, was assigned in 1909 after the Corps of Pages to the Chevaliers-Garde Regiment. In 1915, he was sent to the Gatchina aviation school, where he passed his pilot's license. In spring 1917, he was assigned to the Air Fleet Directorate (УВОХЛОТ) and sent to London to buy aviation equipment. [RUSSIAN ART]