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A similar cigarette case was sold Christie’s, London, 24 November 2014, lot 301.
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MARKED FABERGÉ WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1915, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 24471
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A SILVER CIGARETTE CASE
MARKED FABERGÉ WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1915, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 24471
Rectangular with rounded corners, the cover repoussé with a circular reserve centring the Imperial double-headed eagle, above the Russian inscription ‘War / 1914*1915 / K. Fabergé’, gilt interior, with two thumb-pieces, the reverse inscribed ‘Carof / Petrograd. / In 4 de la guerre / 1917.’, marked inside cover and base
4 in. (10 cm.) wide
4.15 oz. (128.9 gr.)
MARKED FABERGÉ WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1915, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 24471
Rectangular with rounded corners, the cover repoussé with a circular reserve centring the Imperial double-headed eagle, above the Russian inscription ‘War / 1914*1915 / K. Fabergé’, gilt interior, with two thumb-pieces, the reverse inscribed ‘Carof / Petrograd. / In 4 de la guerre / 1917.’, marked inside cover and base
4 in. (10 cm.) wide
4.15 oz. (128.9 gr.)
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