Russian Works of Art, Fabergé & Icons
Russian Works of Art, Fabergé & Icons
A Fabergé two-colour gold-mounted silver and enamel étui-form cigarette case, workmaster Feodor Afanasiev, St Petersburg, 1904-1908
Lot Closed
June 9, 01:25 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A Fabergé two-colour gold-mounted silver and enamel étui-form cigarette case, workmaster Feodor Afanasiev, St Petersburg, 1904-1908
Of upright oval section, enamelled in pale blue over a wavy engine-turned ground, the upper and lower borders with chased husk leaf mounts in green gold, the opening with red gold mount set with seed pearls, with collet-set cabochon citrine push-piece, struck with workmaster's initials, Fabergé in Cyrillic, 56 and 88 standard, scratched inventory number 15117
height 7.8cm, 3 1/8 in.
Christie's New York, 15 April 2013, lot 53
Sotheby's London, 27 November 2018, lot 356
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Sotheby's London, 27 November 2018, lot 356
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner