MARKED FRIEDRICH KOECHLI, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890

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A JEWELLED PARCEL-GILT SILVER PRESENTATION CIGARETTE CASE
MARKED FRIEDRICH KOECHLI, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890
Rectangular with rounded corners, the body chased overall with reeding and gilt bands forming a cross, the upper left corner of the cover set with the gilt Imperial double-headed eagle centring a cabochon sapphire, with cabochon sapphire push-piece, gilt interior, the inside cover inscribed in Swedish 'Gafva af H. M. Kejsar Alexander III. till Axel J. Andsten. den 17 Juli 1891.', marked inside cover and base; together with certificate of bestowal from the Imperial Cabinet, dated 4 April 1896
3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm.) wide
4.44 oz. (138.2 gr.) gross (2)

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Presented to the commander of the ship 'Villmanstrand' Axel J. Andsten on 17 July 1891 by the Imperial Cabinet.
By descent to the present owner.

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For a nearly identical cigarette case with the Imperial warrant set with diamonds, included in the Fabergé-Cartier, Rivalen am Zarenhof exhibition, see exhibition catalogue, Fabergé-Cartier, Rivalen am Zarenhof, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Munich, 28 November 2003-12 April 2004, p. 318, no. 569 and G. von Habsburg, Fabergé Imperial Craftsman and his World, London, 2000, p. 338, no. 918.