A Fabergé gold and enamel cigarette case, workmaster Michael Perchin, St Petersburg, 1899-1903

in neoclassical taste, the surface of lemon cream-coloured opaque enamel within pink and green gold stripes and rays, the lid and base centred with a chased rosette, the borders chased with entrelac, the end with vesta compartment, modern tinder cord, struck with workmaster's initials and Fabergé in Cyrillic, 56 standard

With areas of successful restoration. Some wear to gold. One shallow dent to upper corner of back side near the loop.
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For comparison, please see the cinnabar lacquered gold case from the collection of Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna which sold, Sotheby's London, 30 November 2009, lot 18.  Of the same form as the Maria Pavlovna case, the present lot exhibits an extremely rare and possibly unique colour of enamel.  A slightly variant example enamelled in opaque white is illustrated, A.K. Snowman, The Art of Karl Fabergé, 1952, no. 103.