Lot Essay
It is extremely rare to find a Fabergé cigarette case with guilloché enamel on the inside as well as the outside.
SOLD FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ALDEBURGH FOUNDATION
A very rare gold and guilloché enamel gemset Cigarette Case
BY FABERGÉ, WORKMASTER ANDERS NEVALAINEN, ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890, WITH SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 52741
Details
A very rare gold and guilloché enamel gemset Cigarette Case
by Fabergé, workmaster Anders Nevalainen, St. Petersburg, circa 1890, with scratched inventory number 52741
Rectangular with rounded corners, the exterior of translucent pink over strapwork ground, the interior of translucent yellow over waved ground within geometric borders, with moonstone pushpiece, marked on rim
3 7/8in. (8.7cm.) long
by Fabergé, workmaster Anders Nevalainen, St. Petersburg, circa 1890, with scratched inventory number 52741
Rectangular with rounded corners, the exterior of translucent pink over strapwork ground, the interior of translucent yellow over waved ground within geometric borders, with moonstone pushpiece, marked on rim
3 7/8in. (8.7cm.) long
Provenance
Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, the gift to a member of her family