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Details
A gold cigarette case by Hahn, workmaster's initials Alexander Treiden
The rectangular reeded case with applied Imperial Russian eagle set with old brilliant and rose-cut diamonds, the lid with cabochon sapphire thumbpiece, the base with vesta compartment, circa 1895, tinder cord and fitting deficient, 90mm x 60mm
The lid and case with workmaster's mark for Alexander Adolfovich Trieden and mark for St Petersburg
The rectangular reeded case with applied Imperial Russian eagle set with old brilliant and rose-cut diamonds, the lid with cabochon sapphire thumbpiece, the base with vesta compartment, circa 1895, tinder cord and fitting deficient, 90mm x 60mm
The lid and case with workmaster's mark for Alexander Adolfovich Trieden and mark for St Petersburg
Further details
Karl Hahn, an Austrian, established his business in 1873 and eventually became an import supplier to the Imperial Court, receiving the title of purveyer to the Court during the reign of Emperor Alexander III. In 1896 Hahn was appraiser of the cabinet and in 1898 was made a hereditary honorary citizen. The title of purveyor to the Court was renewed for Karl Hahn's son Dmitrii Karlovich in 1903. who became merchant of the First Guild in 1907. At the time of Dmitrii Hahn's death in 1911, the business was dissolved. The firm's production was handled primarily in the workshops of Carl Blank and Alexander Treiden who worked exclusively for Hahn. the firm's many commissions to the Cabinet of His Imperial Majesty included the coronation crown of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, diamond insignia of various orders, and presentation jewellery, cigarette cases and snuff-boxes.