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A JEWELLED SILVER-GILT AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL CIGARETTE CASE
Lot 227

A JEWELLED SILVER-GILT AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL CIGARETTE CASE

MARKED FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF HENRIK WIGSTRÖM, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1911, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 22488, WITH ENGLISH IMPORT MARKS FOR LONDON, 1911

Closed28 November 2016

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GBP 5,625

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A JEWELLED SILVER-GILT AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL CIGARETTE CASE
MARKED FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF HENRIK WIGSTRÖM, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1911, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 22488, WITH ENGLISH IMPORT MARKS FOR LONDON, 1911
Enamelled in translucent yellow over a wavy guilloché ground, with rose-cut diamond-set thumb-piece, marked inside cover and base
3 3/8 in. (8.7 cm.) wide

Purchased from Fabergé’s London branch by Sir Ernest Cassel (1852-1921) on 14 December 1912 for £21.

Specialist note

Sir Ernest Joseph Cassel (1852-1921) was King Edward VII’s financier and one of the most influential British bankers at the turn of the century. He acquired his fortune through large industrial and railway investments as well as by conducting extensive financial transactions in Europe, America and Middle East. Nicknamed ‘Windsor Cassel’, he was a very close friend of the Royal family and was introduced to Fabergé through his friendship with King Edward VII.

We are grateful to Dr Valentin Skurlov for his assistance with the research of the present lot.