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A RUSSIAN JEWELLED GOLD CIGARETTE-CASE

BY GABRIEL NIUKKANEN (FL. C. 1898 - AFTER 1908), MARKED, WITH THE KOKOSHNIK MARK FOR 14-CARAT GOLD, ST PETERSBURG 1908-1917

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A RUSSIAN JEWELLED GOLD CIGARETTE-CASE
by Gabriel Niukkanen (fl. c. 1898 - after 1908), marked, with the Kokoshnik mark for 14-carat gold, St Petersburg 1908-1917
Rectangular polished gold box with rounded corners, the upper right-hand corner of the hinged cover applied with the Russian double-eagle centred by an old-mine cut diamond, the gold pushpiece set with a sapphire cabochon
3½ in. (88 mm.) wide
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

L. Bäcksbacka (St. Petersburgs Juvelerare, Guld- och Silversmeder 1714-1870, Helsinki, 1951, p. 72) notes that Gabriel Niukkanen specialised in small silverworks and in cigarette cases. In 1898, he had a workshop at Kasanskaja 39. A. von Solodkoff (Russian Gold and Silverwork 17th -19th Century, Fribourg/New York, 1981, p. 192) lists him as Gabriel Ninkkanen among the workmasters for Fabergé.

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