Lot Essay
A similar cigarette case dated 1914-1915-1916-1917 was sold Christie’s, London, 25 November 2013, lot 259.
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MARKED FABERGÉ WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1915-1916
Details
A SILVER CIGARETTE CASE
MARKED FABERGÉ WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1915-1916
Rectangular with rounded corners, the cover repoussé with a circular reserve centring the Imperial double-headed eagle, above the Russian inscription ‘War / 1914*1915 / K. Fabergé’, gilt interior, with two thumb-pieces, the reverse inscribed ‘For good remembrance / from Count Zamoyski / February 1916’, marked inside cover and base
3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) wide
4.12 oz. (128.2 gr.) gross
MARKED FABERGÉ WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1915-1916
Rectangular with rounded corners, the cover repoussé with a circular reserve centring the Imperial double-headed eagle, above the Russian inscription ‘War / 1914*1915 / K. Fabergé’, gilt interior, with two thumb-pieces, the reverse inscribed ‘For good remembrance / from Count Zamoyski / February 1916’, marked inside cover and base
3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) wide
4.12 oz. (128.2 gr.) gross
Provenance
With A La Vielle Cité, Paris, 1985.
Acquired from the above by the father of the present owner.
Acquired from the above by the father of the present owner.
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