Daria Khristova nee Chernenko
Department Director
THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
Lot 143*
A jewelled, silver, gold and enamel presentation cigarette caseFabergé, St. Petersburg, 1908-1917, workmaster August Hollming, scratched inventory mark 23012, with British 1932 import marks
5 June 2013, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £12,500 inc. premium
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A jewelled, silver, gold and enamel presentation cigarette case
Fabergé, St. Petersburg, 1908-1917, workmaster August Hollming, scratched inventory mark 23012, with British 1932 import marks
of rectangular form, the body with horizontal reeded design, with diagonal engraved border centred with enamelled letter 'K' under the Russian Imperial crown possibly for Grand Duke Kiril Vladimirovich, naval anchor, military banner tassels and laurel wreath, with red cabochon stone accents, thumb-piece set with blue cabochon stone, with vesta compartment, gilded interior, 88 standard, in fitted box stamped with Fabergé insignia
length: 9.5cm (3 3/4in).
of rectangular form, the body with horizontal reeded design, with diagonal engraved border centred with enamelled letter 'K' under the Russian Imperial crown possibly for Grand Duke Kiril Vladimirovich, naval anchor, military banner tassels and laurel wreath, with red cabochon stone accents, thumb-piece set with blue cabochon stone, with vesta compartment, gilded interior, 88 standard, in fitted box stamped with Fabergé insignia
length: 9.5cm (3 3/4in).
Footnotes
PROVENANCE:
Purchased by the present owner from Andrei Ruzhnikov, Palo Alto, California
Grand Duke Kiril Vladimirovich (1876-1938) was a captain in the Russian Imperial Navy and Commander of the cruiser Oleg. Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich (1858-19118) was Chief of the Equipage of the Navy.
For a cigarette case decorated with similar monogram and naval symbols see Géza von Habsburg, Fabergé in America, 1996, cat. 360, page 311.