Sale 1571
London
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24 November 2014
PROPERTY OF A LADY OF TITLE
Price realised
GBP 12,500
Estimate
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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Pre-Lot Text
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