MARKED FABERGÉ AND WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF FEDOR AFANASSIEV, ST. PETERSBURG, 1898-1903, WITH SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 16105

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A JEWELLED TWO-COLOR GOLD SILVER-GILT AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL CIGAR CUTTER
marked Fabergé and with the workmaster's mark of Fedor Afanassiev, St. Petersburg, 1898-1903, with scratched inventory number 16105
Of circular form, overall of translucent purple enamel over guilloché sunburst ground, the circular band within two-color gold laurel-leaf rims, the blade at the top with a gold-mounted cabochon moonstone stopper, on a gold raised base, marked under the base
1 15/16in. (4.9cm.) diam.

Lot Essay

The above cigar-cutter with its inventory number is listed among the items confiscated in the Moscow Fabergé branch in April 1919.

We are grateful to Valentin Skurlov and Tatiana Fabergé for providing information on the above lot.

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