Russian Gold Cigarette Case by the First Kiev Artel

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Description:

As one of the finest jewelry workshops in Russia, the First Kievan Artel produced items for the Kievan branch of the House of Fabergé and was located at the same address. This elegant polished rose gold porte cigarette is decorated with alternating reeded bands and fitted with a cabochon sapphire thumbpiece. Although slightly smaller in size than the average case, it is heavier in weight. A masterpiece of gold workmanship, the case opens and closes silently, its hinge well incorporated into the design.

By the First Kievan Artel, Kiev, circa 1908, stamped with the maker’s mark in Cyrillic, and the kokosnik (Russian headdress) for Kiev, 1908-17.

3 1/8 x 2 3/8 x 7/16 in. (7.9 x 6 x 1.1 cm.). Sold together with a custom suede travel pouch from Italy.

For a similar gold case by Fabergé, see John Traina The Fabergé Case. New York, 1998, p. 126, bottom right.

Status: For Sale	Reference#: 174M_8A
Condition: Very good	Year: Circa 1900

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