Lot 121
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A Jewelled Gold Cigarette Case
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A Jewelled Gold Cigarette Case

MARKED K. FABERGÉ WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1890, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 9103

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A Jewelled Gold Cigarette Case
Marked K. Fabergé with the Imperial warrant, Moscow, circa 1890, scratched inventory number 9103
Oblong with rounded corners, the plain body and cover hinged at the narrower end, the corners applied with scrolling snakes, their heads applied with two cushion-cut diamonds and two similar rubies, with cushion-cut diamond push-piece, marked inside cover and base
3½ in. (9 cm.) wide
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Lot Essay

A related design is illustrated in U. Tillander-Godenhielm, et al, Golden Years of Fabergé: Drawings and Objects from the Wigström Workshop, Paris, 2000, pp. 64-65, pl. 141. A well-documented cigarette case based on this design was presented to M. Charles Luzarche d'Azay in 1912.

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