A RUSSIAN GOLD JEWELLED CIGARETTE CASE

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A RUSSIAN GOLD JEWELLED CIGARETTE CASE
BY FABERGE, WORKMASTER GABRIEL NIUKKANEN, SAINT PETERSBURG, 1898-1908

The body of burnished gold, the hinged cover later applied with rose-cut diamond double-headed eagle and set with cabochon sapphire thumbpiece, marked inside cover and base-3¾in. (9.5cm.) long
Literature
For a similar example see von Habsburg, Faberge, plate 139