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A RUSSIAN SILVER CIGARETTE-CASE
ST. PETERSBURG, 1908-1917, MAKER'S MARK AA PROBABLY FOR ANDREI ADLER
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A RUSSIAN SILVER CIGARETTE-CASE
ST. PETERSBURG, 1908-1917, MAKER'S MARK AA PROBABLY FOR ANDREI ADLER
Oblong, the sides, base and hinged cover chased with fanned reeding emanating from opposite angles, the cover applied with gold Imperial Russian arms, with a cabochon sapphire thumbpiece, marked inside base and cover
3 in. (9. cm.) long
gross weight 3 oz. (119 gr.)
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This lot is offered without reserve.
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Lot Essay
Valentin Skurlov lists this mark as that of Andrei Adler as a workmaster supplying Fabergé (T. Fabergé, A. Gorina, V. Skurlov, Fabergé and St. Petersburg Jewellery, St. Petersburg, 1997, p. 111).
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