A GEMSET GOLD CIGARETTE CASE

MARKED FABERGÉ, WORKMASTER AUGUST HOLMSTRÖM, ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890, WITH SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 54625

Details
A GEMSET GOLD CIGARETTE CASE
marked Fabergé, workmaster August Holmström, St. Petersburg, circa 1890, with scratched inventory number 54625
Rectangular of oval section, chased overall with a reeded sunburst emanating from the cabochon ruby thumbpiece, marked inside base and cover
3 3/8in. (8.5cm.) long
Literature
M.Y. Ghosn, Objets de Vertu par Fabergé, (Paris, 1996), no.10.