Sale Title
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RUSSIAN ART
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Location
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New York, Rockefeller Plaza
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Sale Date
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Apr 18, 2008
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Lot Number
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0086
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Sale Number
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1989
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Creator
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MARKED K. FABERGE WITH IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, 1908-1917, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 31156
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Lot Title
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A Silver-Gilt and Cloisonne Enamel Cigarette Case
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Estimate
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10,000 - 15,000 U.S. dollars
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Pre-lot Text
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Property from a California Private Collection
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Lot Description
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A Silver-Gilt and Cloisonne Enamel Cigarette Case Marked K. Faberge with Imperial warrant, Moscow, 1908-1917, scratched inventory number 31156
Rectangular with rounded corners, depicting a hunter with his prey within a sunlit winter landscape in varicolored shaded enamel, with garnet pushpiece, in original silk lined wood case stamped 'Faberge St. Petersburg, Moscow, London', marked inside 4ј in. (10.9 cm.) long |
Provenance
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With Wartski, London.
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Lot Notes
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Although not marked with his initials, the cigarette case is undoutedly the work of Feodor Ruckert, much of whose work was retailed by Faberge.
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