Lot 221
221
A JEWELLED PARCEL-GILT SILVER PRESENTATION CIGARETTE CASE
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE SWEDISH COLLECTION
A JEWELLED PARCEL-GILT SILVER PRESENTATION CIGARETTE CASE

MARKED FRIEDRICH KOECHLI, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890

Details
A JEWELLED PARCEL-GILT SILVER PRESENTATION CIGARETTE CASE
MARKED FRIEDRICH KOECHLI, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890
Rectangular with rounded corners, the body chased overall with reeding and gilt bands forming a cross, the upper left corner of the cover set with the gilt Imperial double-headed eagle centring a cabochon sapphire, with cabochon sapphire push-piece, gilt interior, the inside cover inscribed in Swedish 'Gafva af H. M. Kejsar Alexander III. till Axel J. Andsten. den 17 Juli 1891.', marked inside cover and base; together with certificate of bestowal from the Imperial Cabinet, dated 4 April 1896
3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm.) wide
4.44 oz. (138.2 gr.) gross (2)
Provenance
Presented to the commander of the ship 'Villmanstrand' Axel J. Andsten on 17 July 1891 by the Imperial Cabinet.
By descent to the present owner.

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For a nearly identical cigarette case with the Imperial warrant set with diamonds, included in the Fabergé-Cartier, Rivalen am Zarenhof exhibition, see exhibition catalogue, Fabergé-Cartier, Rivalen am Zarenhof, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Munich, 28 November 2003-12 April 2004, p. 318, no. 569 and G. von Habsburg, Fabergé Imperial Craftsman and his World, London, 2000, p. 338, no. 918.

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