A Fabergé jewelled gold cigarette case, Moscow, 1899-1908

in Art Nouveau taste, the lid repoussé and chased with stylised leaves and set with a faceted emerald, blue sapphire, pale yellow sapphire and synthetic ruby, above engraved presentation inscription in Russian 'Ya. Yu. Gringaut/ a memento from your comrades in building / the Sarapulski Water Works and Electrical Plant/ January 1910', with leather pouchette, struck K.Fabergé in Cyrillic beneath the Imperial Warrant, 56 standard, in original Fabergé leather case

Purchased by the current owner from A La Vieille Russie, New York, in 1986

Excellent condition, the leather case has rubbed the matt finish of the gold.
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