• Important Russian Art auction at Christies

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    Important Russian Art

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    24 November 2014

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    • A GEM-SET, GOLD-MOUNTED SILVER
    Lot 238

    A GEM-SET, GOLD-MOUNTED SILVER-GILT AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL CIGARETTE CASE

    MARKED FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF HENRIK WIGSTRÖM, ST PETERSBURG, 1908-1917, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 21847

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    GBP 12,500

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    GBP 10,000 - GBP 15,000

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    A GEM-SET, GOLD-MOUNTED SILVER-GILT AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL CIGARETTE CASE
    MARKED FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF HENRIK WIGSTRÖM, ST PETERSBURG, 1908-1917, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 21847
    Étui-form, the body enamelled overall in translucent grey-blue over a wavy guilloché ground, with gold laurel borders, the hinged cover set with a seed-pearl border, with a cabochon moonstone push-piece, marked inside base, cover and on interior rim
    3½ in. (9 cm.) high

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