Property of a Gentleman
Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna: A Fabergé Imperial Presentation jewelled gold cigarette case, workmaster August Holmström, St Petersburg, circa 1895
Auction Closed
November 28, 05:26 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
rectangular with rounded corners, the exterior engraved with parallel lines partially covered with a samorodok surface as if to simulate a coastline, the upper left corner with jewel-set imperial cypher of Maria Pavlovna, the reverse with a lion's head and the motto 'True to the End' in enamelled in royal blue champlevé, in its original fitted case, struck with workmaster's initials, 56 standard, and scratched inventory number 2940
length 8.3cm; 3 1/4 in.
Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna (1854-1920)
Princess Catherine Galitzine Campbell ✅(1897-1988), a gift from the ab𓆏ove
Thence by descent
Sotheby's New York, 16 April 2015, lot 60
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