A jewelled gold cigarette-case
Lot 459

A jewelled gold cigarette-case

MARKED FABERGÉ, WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1890

Closed11 June 2008

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GBP 15,000

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A jewelled gold cigarette-case
marked Fabergé, with the Imperial warrant, Moscow, circa 1890
Rectangular, the cover and base with engine-turned panels of wave and dot design, the former with sapphire thumb-piece, a hinged vesta compartment at one end and tinder cord piercing, the interior with indistinct inscription, marked inside cover and base
3 5/8 in. (9.3 cm.) long
The indistinct inscription reads: 'To Anatole de Grunewald on VIPS salute a wonderful ..... Henry......'