Lot Essay
For a similar gold-mounted nephrite cigarette case with inventory number 10121 see Christie's, New York, The Kazan Collection of Works of Art by Carl Faberg, 15 April 1997, lot 44.
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MARKED FABERG, WORKMASTER HENRIK WIGSTRM, ST. PETERSBURG, 1896-1908, WITH SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 10122
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A GEMSET TWO-COLOR GOLD-MOUNTED NEPHRITE CIGARETTE-CASE
marked Faberg, workmaster Henrik Wigstrm, St. Petersburg, 1896-1908, with scratched inventory number 10122
Of compressed cylindrical form, each end with a two-color gold laurel leaf rim, one end hinged with a cabochon ruby thumbpiece, marked on mount and flange
3 (8.4cm.) long
marked Faberg, workmaster Henrik Wigstrm, St. Petersburg, 1896-1908, with scratched inventory number 10122
Of compressed cylindrical form, each end with a two-color gold laurel leaf rim, one end hinged with a cabochon ruby thumbpiece, marked on mount and flange
3 (8.4cm.) long