A JEWELLED SILVER-GILT CLOISONNÉ SHADED ENAMEL CIGARETTE-CASE
MARKED FABERGÉ WITH IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, 1908-1917
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A JEWELLED SILVER-GILT CLOISONNÉ SHADED ENAMEL CIGARETTE-CASE
marked Fabergé with Imperial warrant, Moscow, 1908-1917
Overall enamelled in shades of blue, purple, orange, red, green, brown and beige flowers in bloom; the cover depicting the mythological bird Sirin, with cabochon sapphire pushpiece, gilt interior, marked inside
4,1.8in. (10.5cm.) long
拍品專文
The mythical bird Sirin appears in old Russian legends and epics depicted with a woman's head and breast, and is based on the Sirens of ancient Greek mythology.