A gold-mounted glass cigarette case, Erik Kollin, St Petersburg, circa 1880

Estimate

800 - 1,200 GBP

Sold

11,250 GBP

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Description

width: 9.5cm, 3 3/4 in.

the lid and base of smoky glass in reeded mounts, 56 standard

Catalogue Note

Identical mounts, also by Kollin, are incorporated into an agate case, exhibited by A La Vieille Russie in Fabergé: A Loan Exhibition in 1983. See exhibition catalogue, no. 115, illus. p. 59.