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MARKED FABERGÉ WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, 1896-1908, WITH SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 22233
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A gold-mounted gem-set silver cigarette-case
marked Fabergé with the Imperial warrant, Moscow, 1896-1908, with scratched inventory number 22233
Rectangular with rounded corners, chased and engraved around the upper and lower borders with a frieze of laurel clad eagles and palmettes, the central section of the cover with ribbon-tied reeded frame and applied with entwined initials, the reverse engraved with the first two bars of the first movement of Beethoven's String Quartet in C minor, opus 18, no. 4, and later inscribed in Russian 'To Always be happy, Uncle Leon and Aunt Zina, 26/12 1972', with gilt interior, marked inside cover and base
3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) long
marked Fabergé with the Imperial warrant, Moscow, 1896-1908, with scratched inventory number 22233
Rectangular with rounded corners, chased and engraved around the upper and lower borders with a frieze of laurel clad eagles and palmettes, the central section of the cover with ribbon-tied reeded frame and applied with entwined initials, the reverse engraved with the first two bars of the first movement of Beethoven's String Quartet in C minor, opus 18, no. 4, and later inscribed in Russian 'To Always be happy, Uncle Leon and Aunt Zina, 26/12 1972', with gilt interior, marked inside cover and base
3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) long
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Please note this lot is illustrated on the right of the plate on page 112 of the catalogue, incorrectly numbered 206.