A Fabergé two-colour gold, silver-gilt and green guilloché enamel compact, workmaster: Henrik Wigström, St. Petersburg, 1908-1917

circular enamelled over weave and wavy engine-turning, the hinged cover inset with a faceted pink topaz and with laurel border, the lid interior set with a mirror, with workmaster's initials, 56 and 88 standards, the compact enclosing a gold mounted powder puff, apparently unmarked, held in a Fabergé fitted case

Munich, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Fabergé Hofjuwelier de Zaren, 5 December 1986 - 22 February 1987, cat. no. 422 
Munich, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Fabergé-Cartier Rivalen am Zarenhof, 28 November 2003 - 12 April 2004, cat. no. 30

Géza von Habsburg, Fabergé Hofjuwelier de Zaren, Munich, 1986, p. 226
Géza von Habsburg, Fabergé-Cartier Rivalen am Zarenhof, Munich, 2003, p. 155

Very light surface scratches to the enamel behind the hinge but in overall very good condition. The box also in good condition.
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In an age when appearances were orchestrated with infinite care accessories were selected to complement the outfit. This included a variety of fashionable accoutrements such as this powder box and cane handles (lots 36, 37).