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MARKED K.FABERGÉ WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, MAKER'S MARK CYRILLIC ‘AB’, PROBABLY MOSCOW, CIRCA 1900
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A JEWELLED TWO-COLOUR GOLD CIGARETTE CASE
MARKED K.FABERGÉ WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, MAKER'S MARK CYRILLIC ‘AB’, PROBABLY MOSCOW, CIRCA 1900
Rectangular, with rounded corners, the upper right corner of the hinged cover applied with a monogram of Nicholas II beneath the crown set with diamonds and sapphires, decorated overall with alternating chevron reeded bands of yellow and red gold, the hinged cover with cabochon sapphire thumb-piece, marked inside cover and base
3 7/8 in. (10 cm.) wide
4.57 oz. (142.2 gr.) gross
MARKED K.FABERGÉ WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, MAKER'S MARK CYRILLIC ‘AB’, PROBABLY MOSCOW, CIRCA 1900
Rectangular, with rounded corners, the upper right corner of the hinged cover applied with a monogram of Nicholas II beneath the crown set with diamonds and sapphires, decorated overall with alternating chevron reeded bands of yellow and red gold, the hinged cover with cabochon sapphire thumb-piece, marked inside cover and base
3 7/8 in. (10 cm.) wide
4.57 oz. (142.2 gr.) gross
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby’s, London, 19 December 1996, lot 308A.
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Please note the cypher and Fabergé marks are later.
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