AN IMPERIAL WORLD WAR I COMMEMORAIVE COPPER ASHTRAY

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AN IMPERIAL WORLD WAR I COMMEMORAIVE COPPER ASHTRAY
BY FABERGE, CIRCA 1914

The center embossed with the Imperial Eagle and inscribed in cyrillic War 1914, K.Faberge, the outside engraved Maria in cyrillic, unmarked-4¼in. (10.7cm.) diam.

Lot Essay

Grand Duchess Marie (1899-1918) was the third daughter of Tsar Nicholas II and Tsaritsa Alexandra. For a similar piece see Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum, Fabergé: Imperial Jeweller, 1993, p. 266-267