BY FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF EDWARD SCHRAMM, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890

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A JEWELLED GOLD CIGARETTE CASE
BY FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF EDWARD SCHRAMM, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890
Rectangular with rounded corners, spot-hammered overall, the cover applied with a four-leaf clover set with four sapphires, the reverse applied with a sapphire-set initial 'R', with cabochon sapphire push-piece, the interior engraved with inscription and date 'Rudolph 1886' beneath the Imperial Austrian crown, marked on rim, also with Austrian import marks
3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

The facsimile signature ‘Rudolph’ beneath the Imperial Austrian crown inside cover suggests that this cigarette case may have belonged to Crown Prince Rudolph of Austria (1858-1889), who was the only son of Emperor Franz Joseph I and Elisabeth of Bavaria. He was heir apparent to the throne of Austria-Hungary until his death in 1889.

Edward Schramm was a supplier of gold cigarette cases and jewellery to Fabergé, often decorated with hammered surfaces. His objects are very rarely marked with Fabergé's marks alongside Schramm’s initials.

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