Live Auction 1989Russian Art
A Silver-Gilt and Cloisonné Enamel Cigarette Case
Lot 87 Property from a California Private Collection

A Silver-Gilt and Cloisonné Enamel Cigarette Case

MARKED K. FABERGÉ WITH IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, 1908-1917, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 31156

Closed18 April 2008

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USD 181,000

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A Silver-Gilt and Cloisonné Enamel Cigarette Case
Marked K. Fabergé with Imperial warrant, Moscow, 1908-1917, scratched inventory number 31156
Rectangular with rounded corners, depicting a hunter with his prey within a sunlit winter landscape in varicolored shaded enamel, with garnet pushpiece, in original silk lined wood case stamped 'Fabergé St. Petersburg, Moscow, London', marked inside
4¼ in. (10.9 cm.) long

With Wartski, London.

Specialist note

Although not marked with his initials, the cigarette case is undoubtedly the work of Feodor Rückert, much of whose work was retailed by Fabergé.