A JEWELLED SILVER-GILT, CLOISONNÉ AND EN PLEIN ENAMEL CIGARETTE CASE
Lot 246 PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION 

A JEWELLED SILVER-GILT, CLOISONNÉ AND EN PLEIN ENAMEL CIGARETTE CASE

MARKED K. FABERGÉ WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, OVERSTRIKING THE MARK OF FEODOR RÜCKERT, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1916

Closed3 June 2013

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GBP 37,500

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A JEWELLED SILVER-GILT, CLOISONNÉ AND EN PLEIN ENAMEL CIGARETTE CASE
MARKED K. FABERGÉ WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, OVERSTRIKING THE MARK OF FEODOR RÜCKERT, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1916
Rectangular with rounded corners, enamelled overall with stylised geometric motifs and foliage in shades of blue, green, brown, and orange, the cover with en plein shaped plaque depicting a troika in the snow, the interior inscribed '4h 10m sans escale à Mr A. Bayle de l'aviateur Basile Prokhoroff 1916.', with cabochon sapphire push-piece, marked inside cover and base
4 3/8 in. (11.4 cm.) wide

Anonymous sale; Christie's, Geneva, 17 November 1983, lot 362.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.