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A Fabergé varicoloured gold and enamel cigarette case, workmaster Michael Perkhin, St Petersburg, 18
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Description
in neoclassical taste, the surface of lemon cream-coloured opaque enamel within pink and green gold stripes and rays, the lid and base centred with a chased rosette, the borders chased with entrelac, the end with vesta compartment, modern tinder cord, struck with workmaster's initials and Fabergé in Cyrillic, 56 standard
length 9.7cm; 3 7/8 in.
Provenance
Sotheby’s London, November 2011, lot 595
Catalogue note
For comparison, please see the cinnabar lacquered gold case from the collection of Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna which sold, Sotheby's London, 30 November 2009, lot 18. Of the same form as the Maria Pavlovna case, the present lot translates traditional 18th century French lacquering techniques into enamel. A slightly variant example enamelled in opaque white is illustrated, A.K. Snowman, The Art of Karl Fabergé, 1952, no. 103.
Additional Notices & Disclaimers
Please note that on 27 July 2022 the United States imposed import tariffs on certain Russian goods. This lot may be subject to a tariff upon import into the United States. The amount of the import tariff due is a percentage of the value declared upon entry into the United States.
length 9.7cm; 3 7/8 in.
Provenance
Sotheby’s London, November 2011, lot 595
Catalogue note
For comparison, please see the cinnabar lacquered gold case from the collection of Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna which sold, Sotheby's London, 30 November 2009, lot 18. Of the same form as the Maria Pavlovna case, the present lot translates traditional 18th century French lacquering techniques into enamel. A slightly variant example enamelled in opaque white is illustrated, A.K. Snowman, The Art of Karl Fabergé, 1952, no. 103.
Additional Notices & Disclaimers
Please note that on 27 July 2022 the United States imposed import tariffs on certain Russian goods. This lot may be subject to a tariff upon import into the United States. The amount of the import tariff due is a percentage of the value declared upon entry into the United States.
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in neoclassical taste, the surface of lemon cream-coloured opaque enamel within pink and green gold stripes and rays, the lid and base centred with a chased rosette, the borders chased with entrelac, the end with vesta compartment, modern tinder cord, struck with workmaster's initials and Fabergé in Cyrillic, 56 standard
length 9.7cm; 3 7/8 in.
Provenance
Sotheby’s London, November 2011, lot 595
Catalogue note
For comparison, please see the cinnabar lacquered gold case from the collection of Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna which sold, Sotheby's London, 30 November 2009, lot 18. Of the same form as the Maria Pavlovna case, the present lot translates traditional 18th century French lacquering techniques into enamel. A slightly variant example enamelled in opaque white is illustrated, A.K. Snowman, The Art of Karl Fabergé, 1952, no. 103.
Additional Notices & Disclaimers
Please note that on 27 July 2022 the United States imposed import tariffs on certain Russian goods. This lot may be subject to a tariff upon import into the United States. The amount of the import tariff due is a percentage of the value declared upon entry into the United States.
length 9.7cm; 3 7/8 in.
Provenance
Sotheby’s London, November 2011, lot 595
Catalogue note
For comparison, please see the cinnabar lacquered gold case from the collection of Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna which sold, Sotheby's London, 30 November 2009, lot 18. Of the same form as the Maria Pavlovna case, the present lot translates traditional 18th century French lacquering techniques into enamel. A slightly variant example enamelled in opaque white is illustrated, A.K. Snowman, The Art of Karl Fabergé, 1952, no. 103.
Additional Notices & Disclaimers
Please note that on 27 July 2022 the United States imposed import tariffs on certain Russian goods. This lot may be subject to a tariff upon import into the United States. The amount of the import tariff due is a percentage of the value declared upon entry into the United States.
Fabergé, Gold Boxes, Vertu & Imperial Works of Art
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