A SILVER-MOUNTED KARELIAN BIRCH WOOD CIGAR BOX
A SILVER-MOUNTED KARELIAN BIRCH WOOD CIGAR BOX
A SILVER-MOUNTED KARELIAN BIRCH WOOD CIGAR BOX
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A SILVER-MOUNTED KARELIAN BIRCH WOOD CIGAR BOX

BY FABERGÉ, WORKMASTER ANDERS (ANTTI) NEVALAINEN, ST. PETERSBURG, 1899-1904, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 5118

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A SILVER-MOUNTED KARELIAN BIRCH WOOD CIGAR BOX
BY FABERGÉ, WORKMASTER ANDERS (ANTTI) NEVALAINEN, ST. PETERSBURG, 1899-1904, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 5118
Rectangular with silver anthemion-chased mounts, the hinged cover later applied with a silver and enamel graduation badge of the Nicholas Academy of the General Staff with Cyrillic initials 'D.L.', on four ball feet, marked on mounts with workmaster's initials
5 in. (12.6 cm.) long
Provenance
By repute, with Bryan Foy (1896-1977), American film producer and director, by the 1960s.
By repute, with A La Vieille Russie, New York.
By repute, acquired by Annie Laurie Aitken (1900-1984) and Russell Barnett Aitken (1910-2002) from the above, 1970s.

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