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A JEWELLED BLUE AND YELLOW GUILLOCHÉ-ENAMELLED GOLD TABLE BOX
BEARING MARKS OF FABERGÉ
Of rectangular form, the hinged lid centering a rose-cut diamond-set Imperial eagle against a royal blue guilloché enamelled ground within a two-color gold cut-leaf border punctuated with ten collet-set brilliants, within a yellow guilloché-enamelled band enclosed by an acanthus-cast border, the sides similarly enamelled and mounted, the base with a dedication inscription depicting a cruiser and the Russian inscription:"To His Imperial Highness Grand Duke General-Admiral Aleksei Aleksandrovitch, in memory of the construction of the 1st range cruiser 'Baian' in the year 1899"
5½in (14cm.) wide
BEARING MARKS OF FABERGÉ
Of rectangular form, the hinged lid centering a rose-cut diamond-set Imperial eagle against a royal blue guilloché enamelled ground within a two-color gold cut-leaf border punctuated with ten collet-set brilliants, within a yellow guilloché-enamelled band enclosed by an acanthus-cast border, the sides similarly enamelled and mounted, the base with a dedication inscription depicting a cruiser and the Russian inscription:"To His Imperial Highness Grand Duke General-Admiral Aleksei Aleksandrovitch, in memory of the construction of the 1st range cruiser 'Baian' in the year 1899"
5½in (14cm.) wide