A GEM-SET PLIQUE-À-JOUR ENAMEL GOLD IMPERIAL PRESENTATION CIGARETTE CASE
A GEM-SET PLIQUE-À-JOUR ENAMEL GOLD IMPERIAL PRESENTATION CIGARETTE CASE
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A GEM-SET PLIQUE-À-JOUR ENAMEL GOLD IMPERIAL PRESENTATION CIGARETTE CASE

BY HAHN, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF ALEXANDER TREIDEN, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890

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A GEM-SET PLIQUE-À-JOUR ENAMEL GOLD IMPERIAL PRESENTATION CIGARETTE CASE
BY HAHN, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF ALEXANDER TREIDEN, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890
Rectangular with rounded corners, the hinged cover plique-à-jour enamelled with a Russian Imperial double-headed eagle, applied with a guilloché enamel reserve with St George slaying a dragon, the gold body finely engraved overall with scrolls, with a cabochon sapphire-set thumb-piece, marked on rim
3 ½ in. (8.9 cm.) wide
Provenance
With A La Vieille Russie, New York.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Special notice
These lots have been imported from outside the EU for sale using a Temporary Import regime. Import VAT is payable (at 5%) on the Hammer price. VAT is also payable (at 20%) on the buyer’s Premium on a VAT inclusive basis. When a buyer of such a lot has registered an EU address but wishes to export the lot or complete the import into another EU country, he must advise Christie's immediately after the auction.

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