Live Auction 20821A Selection of Fabergé Masterpieces from the Harry Woolf Collection
A JEWELLED GOLD SAMORODOK CIGARETTE CASE
Lot 72

A JEWELLED GOLD SAMORODOK CIGARETTE CASE

BY FABERGÉ, WORKMASTER AUGUST HOLLMING, ST PETERSBURG, 1904-1908, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 10769

Closed29 November 2021

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GBP 47,500

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A JEWELLED GOLD SAMORODOK CIGARETTE CASE
BY FABERGÉ, WORKMASTER AUGUST HOLLMING, ST PETERSBURG, 1904-1908, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 10769
Rectangular with rounded corners, the hinged cover and base inset with diamonds and rubies, with a cabochon ruby push-piece, marked inside cover and base with 'Fabergé' in Cyrillic and workmaster's initials
3 5⁄8 in. (9.2 cm.) long
4 oz. (124 gr.) gross

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 27 November 2017, lot 224.

Specialist note

The samorodok technique was very popular among Russian silversmiths who tried to achieve the texture of silver or gold in its natural state. This nugget-like surface is obtained by heating gold or silver to a temperature near the melting point and cooling it in cold water.