a rare russian silver and enamel table cigarette box, the first artel, st. petersburg, circa 1910

cover enameled en plein with the blue cross of St. Andrew on a white field, the Russian Imperial naval ensign, the interior gilded

For a similarly decorated enameled silver picture frame, see Géza von Habsburg, et al, Fabergé in America, New York, 1996, p. 148; a similar desk clock is published in Géza von Habsburg, Fabergé: Imperial Craftsman and His World, London, 2000, p. 278, no. 718.

overall good condition
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The First Artel was a regular supplier to the firm of Fabergé