Antique and Hand-Painted Enamel Cigarette/Card Case

This item is an antique and hand-painted enamel cigarette case  dating from the early 20th century. Features a hand-painted enamel miniature portrait depicting an elegant, red-haired woman in a romanticized portrait style, dressed in a draped blue off-the-shoulder gown adorned with pink roses against a landscape background. Decorated with vibrant royal blue guilloché enamel over a geometric, engine-turned metal pattern. Finished with a gilded interior (vermeil) to prevent tarnishing, complete with its original flexible retaining band designed to hold cigarettes or cards securely in place. Typically forged in sterling silver or silver-gilt, showcasing fine enamel work (guilloché and miniature painted enamel) characteristic of high-end European luxury accessories from Austria, Germany, or Russia during that period.