Lot 330
  • 330

A Fabergé Diamond Set Silver and Enamel Cigarette Case, St. Petersburg, circa 1900

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
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Description

  • marked Fabergé in Cyrillic and 88 standard; also with initials AH, apparently an unrecorded mark for Holmström the Younger or Holming
  • enamel, gilded silver, diamond
  • Length 3 1/4 in.
  • 8.3 cm
of rounded rectangular form, the pastel pink translucent enamel over a starburst and wavy ground, the upper left corner with a diamond-set four-leaf clover, the interior gilded, and with diamond-set thumbpiece

Condition

with minor scratches to surface throughout
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Catalogue Note

Mrs. Walter Matthau was known not only for her memorable on-screen performances, and as being the inspiration for the 1958 novella Breakfast at Tiffany's, but also for her impeccable taste in works of art and jewelry. Carol Grace Matthau, wife of Oscar winning actor Walter Matthau, was an important figure in Manhattan social circles and this exposed her to a rich world of valuable arts and antiques. The offered lot exemplifies her interest in collecting exquisitely crafted works of art.