Daria Khristova nee Chernenko
Department Director
Lot 87*
A silver and guilloche enamel cigarette caseFabergé, workmaster Antti Nevalainen, St. Petersburg, 1898-1908, scratched inventory number 6692
7 June 2017, 15:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£4,000 - £6,000
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A silver and guilloche enamel cigarette case
Fabergé, workmaster Antti Nevalainen, St. Petersburg, 1898-1908, scratched inventory number 6692
shaped rectangular with rounded corners, the surface engraved to simulate tree bark, hinged cover set with red enamelled Catherine II twenty rouble coin opening at cabochon sapphire pushpiece to reveal gilt interior, with tinder compartment and cord, in fitted retailer's case from Ivor Mazure, 88 standard
length: 12 cm (4 3/4 in).
shaped rectangular with rounded corners, the surface engraved to simulate tree bark, hinged cover set with red enamelled Catherine II twenty rouble coin opening at cabochon sapphire pushpiece to reveal gilt interior, with tinder compartment and cord, in fitted retailer's case from Ivor Mazure, 88 standard
length: 12 cm (4 3/4 in).
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Provenance
Purchased from I. J. Mazure & Co Ltd London, 1984
For similar example please refer to The Fabergé Case, From the Private Collection of John Traina, 1998, Abrams, p.145