BY FABERGÉ AND WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF EDUARD SCHRAMM, ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1896

The above striking pattern was inspired by the Aesthetic movement, an assimilation of Japanese influences into the Arts and Crafts movement. For a cigarette-case decorated with a similar design, see, Forbes, C. & Tromeur-Brenner, Fabergé, The Forbes Collection, New York, 1999, p. 142