A cigarette case decorated with an en plein miniature depicting an amorous couple being spied upon by two peasant women, enameled in the Old Russian style in muted tones, pushpiece with a cabochon sapphire.

By Faberge, Workmaster Fedor Ruckert, Moscow, 1908-1917, length -4.25".

Bibliography: Faberge in America (exhibition catalogue), Geza von Habsburg, 1996, page 281, plate 306.