MARKED FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF MICHAEL PERCHIN, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 55669

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A JEWELLED AND CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL TWO-COLOUR GOLD-MOUNTED NEPHRITE CIGARETTE CASE
MARKED FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF MICHAEL PERCHIN, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 55669
Rectangular with rounded corners, the border of the hinged cover champlevé enamelled with opaque white stripes engraved at intervals with acanthus leaves, with a diamond-set push-piece, marked on interior mounts of cover and base

3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm.) wide

Provenance

Empress Alexandra Feodorovna (1872-1918), purchased from the Fabergé St Petersburg branch on 7 August 1898 for 250 roubles.
By repute, a gift from Empress Alexandra Feodorovna to her brother-in-law Prince Henry of Prussia (1862–1929).
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 20 October 1998, lot 85.
Acquired at the above by the present owner.

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Lot Essay

Prince Henry of Prussia was the younger brother of German Emperor William II and the husband of Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine. Princess Irene was the sister of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna and Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna. She and her husband kept in close contact with their Russian family and would often take trips to Russia to see Irene's sisters Elizabeth and Alexandra.

We are grateful to Dr Valentin Skurlov for his assistance with the research of the present lot.

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