BY FABERG, WORKMASTER AUGUST HOLLMING, ST. PETERSBURG, 1908-1917, WITH SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 24442
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A TWO-COLOR GOLD PRESENTATION CIGARETTE CASE
by Faberg, workmaster August Hollming, St. Petersburg, 1908-1917, with scratched inventory number 24442
Rectangular with rounded corners, the hinged cover applied with the cypher of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich with cabochon saphhire thumbpiece, marked inside cover and base
3.5/8in. (9.2cm.) long
Lot Essay
Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich (1856-1929) was the grandson of Tsar Nicholas I and uncle of Nicholas II, and until 1915, Supreme Commander of the Russian Armed Forces.