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BY FABERG, WORKMASTER AUGUST HOLMSTRM, ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890
Details
A gold, jewelled and guilloch enamel Cigarette-case
by Faberg, workmaster August Holmstrm, St. Petersburg, circa 1890
Oblong with rounded edges, overall enamelled in translucent deep red over sunburst ground, the hinged upper cover applied with an Imperial crown set with old-cut brilliants and rose-cut diamonds, with old-cut diamond pushpiece, marked inside cover and base
3.3./4in. (9.5cm.) long
by Faberg, workmaster August Holmstrm, St. Petersburg, circa 1890
Oblong with rounded edges, overall enamelled in translucent deep red over sunburst ground, the hinged upper cover applied with an Imperial crown set with old-cut brilliants and rose-cut diamonds, with old-cut diamond pushpiece, marked inside cover and base
3.3./4in. (9.5cm.) long
Provenance
Heinrich, Prince of Prussia, Grand Admiral of the Imperial Navy, brother-in-law of Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna; the gift of Nicholas II
Dr. Anschutz
Dr. Anschutz