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    Sale 7734

    Russian Art

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    9 June 2009

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    Lot 126

    A jewelled gold-mounted silver cigarette-case

    MARKED FABERGÉ WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, WORKMASTER'S MARK OF ANDERS NEVALAINEN, ST. PETERSBURG, 1908-1917

    Price realised

    GBP 6,250

    Estimate

    GBP 2,500 - GBP 3,000

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    A jewelled gold-mounted silver cigarette-case
    marked Fabergé with the Imperial warrant, workmaster's mark of Anders Nevalainen, St. Petersburg, 1908-1917
    Rectangular, engraved with a band of reeded circles at each side of the cover and base, the cover applied in the central reserve with a badge of the 1st battery of the 12th Artillery Brigade and the dates '1885 1915', the interior engraved with signatures, marked inside cover
    3 5/8 in. (9.8 cm.) long

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