Fabergé Works of Art - Collection of Cigarette Cases

Fabergé Works of Art

Fabergé Works of Art Ruzhnikov Fine art & antiques

Collection of Cigarette Cases

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Jewelled GoldMounted Nephrite Cigarette Case

by Fabergé St Petersburg, 1899-1908 Fabergé hallmark, gold mark of 56 zolotniks, scratched Fabergé inventory no. 23937 length: 8.7 cm

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A nephrite cigarette case of rectangular form with rounded corners; the rim of the hinged cover with a ruby-set gold and white enamel border and a diamond-set push-piece.

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Jewelled Two-Colour Gold-Mounted Silver-Gilt and Enamel Cigarette Case

by Fabergé

Moscow, 1899-1908 Fabergé hallmark, gold mark of 56 zolotniks, scratched Fabergé inventory no. 26024 length: 8.9 cm

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A jewelled silver-gilt and translucent green guillochĂŠ enamel cigarette case of curved rounded rectangular form, applied with gold bands of chased laurel leaf-tip, the thumb-piece centred with a cabochon ruby.

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Jewelled Gold and Enamel Cigarette Case

by Fabergé

workmaster Henrik Wigström, St Petersburg, 1908-1917 workmaster’s initials and Fabergé hallmark, gold mark of 56 zolotniks, scratched Fabergé inventory no. 19274 length: 8.5 cm

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A gold lady’s cigarette case with a hinged cover and a diamond pushpiece, overall enamelled in translucent blue over a striped guilloché ground with ribbon-tied floral swags; the lid and the base mounted with gold bands of laurel leaves; the gold rim decorated with a laurel-leaf band over an opaque white enamel ground and two pearl-set bezels; contained in its original holly wood case, with the inside lid satin stamped ‘Fabergé, St Petersburg, Moscow, London’.

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Jewelled Gold and Enamel Cigarette Case by Fabergé

workmaster Michael Perchin, St Petersburg, 1899-1903 struck with workmaster’s initials and Fabergé hallmark, gold mark of 56 zolotniks, scratched with Fabergé inventory no. 55672 length: 9.2 cm Provenance: Sotheby’s London, 26 November 2008, lot 200

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A gold cigarette case of rounded rectangular form, finely enamelled in translucent pale blue over a wavy guilloché ground, applied with twocolour gold bands chased with laurel leaves; set with a diamond thumb-piece; contained in its original holly wood fitted case lined with silk and velvet; the lid satin stamped in Cyrillic ‘Fabergé, St Petersburg, Moscow, Odessa’.

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Silver-Gilt and Enamel Cigarette Case

by Fabergé

workmaster August Hollming, St Petersburg, 1908-1917 workmaster’s initials and Fabergé hallmark, silver mark of 88 zolotniks, scratched Fabergé inventory no. 17733 length: 8 cm Provenance: The Kazan Collection

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A silver-gilt cigarette case decorated with stripes of translucent green and lilac enamel over a leaf and fleur-de-lys engraved guillochĂŠ ground.

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Royal Jewelled Gold and Enamel Cigarette Case

by Fabergé

workmaster Michael Perchin, St Petersburg, 1899-1903 workmaster’s initials and Fabergé hallmark, gold mark of 56 zolotniks, scratched Fabergé inventory no. 4104 length: 8.5 cm Provenance: H.M Queen Alexandra, wife of King Edward VI and sister of Marie Alexandrovna Empress of Russia

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A gold cigarette case of oval cylindrical shape with a hinged lid and a diamond thumb-piece; overall enamelled in translucent oyster over a guillochĂŠ ground, applied with gold stripes and a border chased with rosettes and leaves enamelled in pink and green.

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Jewelled Gold and Enamel Cigarette Case

by Fabergé

workmaster Michael Perchin, St Petersburg, 1899-1903 workmaster’s initials and Fabergé hallmark, gold mark of 56 zolotniks, scratched Fabergé inventory no. 7710 length: 8.5 cm

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A gold lady’s cigarette case of oval cylindrical shape with a hinged lid and a diamond push-piece, enamelled overall with alternating cream and red stripes, the borders and the rim set with rows of seed pearls.

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Jewelled Gold and Enamel Cigarette Case

by Fabergé

workmaster Michael Perchin, St Petersburg, 1899-1903 workmaster’s initials and Fabergé hallmark, gold mark of 56 zolotniks, scratched Fabergé inventory no. 3763 length: 8.5 cm

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A rectangular oval section lady’s cigarette case, overall enamelled with opaque orange stripes, interspersed across its body with engraved lines of red and green gold, highlighted with chased of entrelac; spring-hinged and set with a single diamond push-piece.

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Royal Jewelled Silver-Gilt and Enamel Cigarette Case by Fabergé

workmaster August Hollming, 1899-1908 workmaster’s initials and Fabergé hallmark, silver mark of 88 zolotniks, scratched Fabergé inventory no. 6225 length: 7.5 cm Provenance: Presented by King Edward VII

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A silver-gilt cigarette case of rounded rectangular form, enamelled in translucent scarlet over a sunburst guilloché ground emanating from an old cut diamond; the interior of the lid inscribed ‘From Edward R Xmas 1905’; with the original leather slipcase.

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Jewelled Gold-Mounted Bloodstone Cigarette Case by Fabergé

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workmaster Henrik Wigström, St Petersburg, 1903-1908 workmaster’s initials and Fabergé hallmark, gold mark of 56 zolotniks, London import marks, scratched Fabergé inventory no. 13254 length: 8 cm

A jewelled gold-mounted cigarette case carved from bloodstone; the hinged cover with a white and red enamel band.

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Royal Jewelled Gold and Enamel Cigarette Case

by Fabergé

workmaster Henrik Wigström, St Petersburg, 1908-1917 workmaster’s initials and Fabergé hallmark, gold mark of 72 zolotniks, London import marks length: 8.1 cm Provenance: This case was initially purchased for £111 from the London branch of Fabergé on the 21st of November, 1911 by the English novelist Ronald Firbank (1886-1926) From the collection of H.R.H. Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon Exhibitions: Fabergé 1846-1920, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 23 June - 25 September 1977, no. K28 Fabergé from the Royal Collection, The Queen’s Gallery, London, 1985, no. 323 Literature: H.C. Bainbridge, Peter Carl Fabergé, London, 1949, illustrated pl. 107

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A gold lady’s cigarette case of oval cylindrical shape with a hinged lid and a diamond push-piece, enamelled overall in opaque white with gold stripes, the ends and the rim mounted with gold and green enamel laurel bands set with diamonds; each side centred with an oval white enamel medallion bordered with the same laurel leaf ornament: one blank, the other with a basket of flowers set with rose-cut diamonds; contained in the original box.

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Gold and Enamel Cigarette Case

by FabergĂŠ length: 9.5 cm Provenance: Presented by Grand Duchess Elizabeth (sister in law of Alexandra III) to her father Grand Duke Louis V of Hesse during his visit to St Petersburg in 1889

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A gold cigarette case, enamelled in red over a sunburst gullochĂŠ ground, applied with gold bands, with an additional match compartment and tinder cord, the inside lid inscribed ‘Ilyinskoe / from your very own / 5 July 1889’.

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Jewelled Two-Colour Gold-Mounted Silver-Gilt and Enamel Cigarette Case by Fabergé workmaster Michael Perchin, St Petersburg, 1899-1903 workmaster’s initials and Fabergé hallmark, gold mark of 56 zolotniks, silver mark of 88 zolotniks, scratched Fabergé inventory no. 3563 length: 9.5 cm Exhibitions: Fabergé, a loan exhibition for the benefit of The Cooper-Hewitt Museum, Smithsonian National Museum of Design, 22 April - 21 May 21 1983, no. 190

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A silver-gilt cigarette case of rectangular form oval in section, enamelled in translucent lilac over a guillochĂŠ ground, applied with red gold stripes chased with laurel leaf-tips and entrelac banding; with a hinged match compartment and a silk tinder slide; set with a diamond-set finial and a diamond push-piece.

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Jewelled Two-Colour Gold-Mounted Nephrite Cigarette Case by Fabergé workmaster Henrik Wigström, St Petersburg, 1903-1908 workmaster’s initials and Fabergé hallmark, gold mark of 56 zolotniks, scratched Fabergé inventory no. 13800 length: 9.7 cm

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A nephrite cigarette case, rectangular with rounded corners, applied with a ribbon-tied laurel swag, the hinged lid decorated with a gold laurel-chased border enamelled in pink.

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Jewelled Two-Colour Gold Cigar Case

by Fabergé workmaster Henrik Wigström, St Petersburg, 1908-1917 workmaster’s initials and Fabergé hallmark, gold mark of 56 zolotniks, scratched Fabergé inventory no. 13800 length: 15.7 cm

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Two-colour gold cigar case of flattened oval form with engine turned decoration, applied with green gold bands of acanthus leaves framing intertwined acanthus motif, the ends engraved with reeding, the thumb-piece set with diamonds and a cabochon ruby, the interior of the case centred with a raised scrolled motif serving to separate two cigars; contained in Wartski fitted case. A design for a similar cigar case is illustrated p. 168 of Golden Years of FabergĂŠ - Drawings and Objects from the WigstrĂśm Workshop.

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Jewelled SilverGilt and Enamel Cigarette Case

by Fabergé

workmaster Henrik Wigström, St Petersburg, 1908-1917 workmaster’s initials and Fabergé hallmark, silver mark of 88 zolotniks, London import marks, scratched Fabergé inventory no. 22235 length: 8.7 cm Provenance: Grand Duke Michael Michaelovitch, purchased from Fabergé’s London branch in 1918 for £21

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A silver-gilt cigarette case, rectangular in form, overall enamelled in dark raspberry over a moirĂŠ guillochĂŠ ground, set with a rose-cut diamond push-piece.

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Jewelled Gold-Mounted Nephrite Cigarette Case

by Fabergé workmaster Henrik Wigström, St Petersburg, 1908-1917 workmaster’s initials and Fabergé hallmark, gold mark of 56 zolotniks length: 8.5 cm

A gold-mounted cigarette case carved from Siberian jade (nephrite), mounted with a cabochon ruby push-piece and a gold and white enamel ruby-set bezel chased with laurel leaves.

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Jewelled Gold, Silver-Gilt and Enamel Cigarette Case

by FabergĂŠ

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workmaster Albert Holmström, St Petersburg, 1903-1908 workmaster’s initials and Fabergé hallmark, gold mark of 56 zolotniks, silver mark of 88 zolotniks, length: 8.5 cm

A gold and silver-gilt cigarette case of rectangular form with rounded corners, decorated with red translucent enamel over a gulloché sunburst ground with basketweave borders, the upper left corner applied with a gold diamond-set medallion of Saint George slaying the Dragon; with a diamond push-piece.

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Jewelled Gold and Enamel Cigarette Case

by Fabergé workmaster Michael Perchin, St Petersburg, 1899-1903 workmaster’s initials and Fabergé hallmark gold mark of 56 zolotniks length: 9.5 cm

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A gold cigarette case decorated with radiating panels enamelled in translucent yellow over a dashed guillochĂŠ ground and painted with black dendritic motifs divided by bands of opaque black enamel with gold dot-dash pattern relief, the thumb-piece set with a cabochon moonstone.

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Jewelled Gold and Enamel Cigarette Case

by Fabergé workmaster Henrik Wigström, St Petersburg, 1903-1908 workmaster’s initials and Fabergé hallmark, gold mark of 56 zolotniks, scratched Fabergé inventory no. 16289 length: 8.7 cm Provenance: Princess Ella of Hesse, sister of Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna

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A gold lady’s cigarette case, the guillochÊ ground engraved with thistles and overlaid with translucent lilac enamel; the borders decorated with a trail of green gold laurels and seed pearls, the thumb-push set with a green tourmaline.

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Jewelled Gold-Mounted Silver-Gilt and Enamel Cigarette Case

by Fabergé workmaster Michael Perchin, St Petersburg, 1899-1903 workmaster’s initials and Fabergé hallmark, gold mark of 56 zolotniks, silver mark of 88 zolotniks, scratched Fabergé inventory no. 3564 length: 8.2 cm Provenance: The Harcourt Collection

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A Rococo revival rectangular oval section silver-gilt cigarette case, overall enamelled in yellow over a patterned weave guillochĂŠ ground; overlaid with gold rocaille scroll and floral cagework; set with a cabochon ruby and diamond-set thumb-piece.

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Jewelled Gold-Mounted Silver-Gilt and Enamel Cigarette Case

by Fabergé workmaster Henrik Wigström, St Petersburg, 1903-1908 workmaster’s initials and Fabergé hallmark, gold mark of 56 zolotniks, silver mark of 88 zolotniks, scratched Fabergé inventory no. 14013 length: 8.5 cm

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A silver-gilt cigarette case decorated with translucent salmon enamel over a guillochĂŠ ground engraved with polka dots and ribbon-tied flower swags, mounted with gold laurel borders; the hinged cover set with a seed-pearl border; with a diamond push-piece.

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Gold and Enamel Cigar Case

by Fabergé workmaster Michael Perchin, St Petersburg, 1899-1903 workmaster’s initials and Fabergé hallmark, gold mark of 72 zolotniks length: 10.6 cm Exhibitions: Fabergé, a loan exhibition, A la Vieille Russie, New York, 1983, no. 200 Fabergé, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Munich, 5 December 1986 - 8 March 1987, no. 478 Fabergé in America, New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 16 February - 28 April 1996, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 25 May - 28 July 1996, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, 24 August 3 November 1996, New Orleans Museum of Art, 7 December 1996 - 9 February 1997, Cleveland Museum of Art, 12 March - 11 May 1997, no. 320 Literature: G. von Habsburg (ed.), Fabergé, Munich, 1986, p. 241-242, no. 478 (illustrated) G. von Habsburg (ed.), Fabergé in America, San Francisco, 1996, p. 290, no. 320 (illustrated)

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A gold cigar case of tubular form decorated with alternating bands of red guillochĂŠ enamel and bands of chased gold laurel leaves; the top and base are both adorned with a gold rosette; set with a single diamond push-piece.

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Jewelled Gold, Enamel and Hardstone Cigarette Case

by Fabergé workmaster Henrik Wigström, St Petersburg, 1903-1908 workmaster’s initials and Fabergé hallmark, gold mark of 72 zolotniks, scratched Fabergé inventory no. 11593 length: 9.3 cm

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A cigarette case of tubular form decorated in translucent emerald green enamel over a waved guillochĂŠ ground, set each end with a foiled red moss agate raised on a red collet, enhanced further with layered borders of pearls and chased laurel leaf-tips, centred with a rose-cut diamond push-piece.

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Jewelled Gold and Enamel Cigarette Case by Fabergé

workmaster Michael Perchin, St Petersburg, 1899-1903 workmaster’s initials and Fabergé hallmark, gold mark of 56 zolotniks, scratched Fabergé inventory no. 5431 length: 9.2 cm

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A rectangular oval in section cigarette case, decorated in translucent oyster guillochĂŠ enamel, highlighted with tied red ribbons, green enamel laurels and inlaid gold, framed with bands of seed pearls, with a hinged lid set with a diamond push-piece. The design for this case is similar to the Gatchina Palace egg and the square clock of the late King Farouk of Egypt - both by Michael Perchin.

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Gold and Enamel Cigarette Case

by Fabergé

workmaster Henrik Wigström, St Petersburg, 1908-1917 workmaster’s initials and Fabergé hallmark, gold mark of 72 zolotniks length: 9.8 cm Provenance: Mrs Alice Keppel (1869-1947) Mrs Sonia Cubitt, daughter of Mrs Keppel Christie’s Geneva, 11 May 1989 (Objets de Vitrine from the Collection of Mrs. George Keppel) Private collection Exhibitions: Carl Fabergé, Goldsmith to the Tsars, Stockholm, National Museum, 6 June 1997 – 19 October 1997, no. 102 Literature: Carl Fabergé, Goldsmith to the Tsars, Stockholm, p. 145, no. 102 (illustrated)

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A gold cigarette case of rectangular form with arched top and bottom decorated in translucent royal blue enamel over an engine-turned ground, divided by vertical gold stripes, the gold mounts are engraved with flowerheads and laurel leaf bands, further set with a diamond thumb-piece; contained in its original holly wood fitted case lined with silk and velvet; the lid satin stamped in Cyrillic ‘FabergĂŠ, St Petersburg, Moscow, London’.

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Jewelled Gold and Enamel Cigarette Case by Fabergé workmaster August Hollming, St Petersburg, 1899-1902 workmaster’s initials and Fabergé hallmark, gold mark of 56 zolotniks, scratched Fabergé inventory no. 1277 length: 9.4 cm Provenance: Presented by Emperor Nicholas II to Gustav Baron von Senden-Birban (1847-1909), Vice Admiral of the Imperial German Navy in 1902 in Reval (now Tallinn, Estonia) The Manolo March Collection Christie’s London, 28-29 October 2009, lot 440

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An imperial gold hinged presentation cigarette case with rounded corners and a diamond push piece; decorated in translucent yellow enamel over engine-turned sunburst rays emanating from the centre; the lid is applied with a diamond-set Russian Imperial doubleheaded eagle and diamond thumbpiece.; the interior is engraved in Danish: ‘Von S.Majestaet dem Kaiser v.Russland / Reval 7.8.1902 / G.Frhr.v.S.B.’

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A pair of Silver-gilt and Gold Cigar Cutters by FabergĂŠ Moscow, 1899-1908 FabergĂŠ hallmark, silver mark of 88 zolotniks, scratched FabergĂŠ inventory no. 29345 and 29346 diameter: 4.5 cm

Both of circular shape, decorated with purple and deep blue sunburst guilloche enamel pattern further enhanced with hand painted laurel wreaths and dentritic design. By pushing a gold gadrooned button mounted on the side a spring loaded mechanism releases a steel knife decorated with a gold laurel ornamental plate. Both pieces are stamped as shown on the interior of the detachable back plates of the cutters.

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