Lot
6
A GEM-SET GOLD-MOUNTED, SILVER-GILT AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL CIGARETTE CASE
BY FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF HENRIK WIGSTRÖM, ST. PETERSBURG, 1908-1917, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 21854
Price realised
USD 32,500
Estimate
USD 15,000 - USD 20,000
A GEM-SET GOLD-MOUNTED, SILVER-GILT AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL CIGARETTE CASE
BY FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF HENRIK WIGSTRÖM, ST. PETERSBURG, 1908-1917, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 21854
Étui-form, the body enameled overall in translucent white over a wavy guilloché ground, the cover with a pearl set border, with a gold laurel band on either side and cabochon moonstone push-piece, the inside cover inscribed in Russian '[To] Dear Georgy, [From] Petey', in associated wood, silk and velvet-lined case stamped in Russian 'K. Fabergé/ St. Petesburg, Moscow, Odessa, London', marked throughout; together with a framed reproduction of the original design
3½ in. (9 cm.) high