Jewelled Two-Colour Gold Cigar Case

by Fabergé

workmaster Henrik Wigström, St Petersburg, 1908-1917 workmaster’s initials and Fabergé hallmark, gold mark of 56 zolotniks, scratched Fabergé inventory no. 13800 length: 15.7 cm

Two-colour gold cigar case of flattened oval form with engine turned decoration, applied with green gold bands of acanthus leaves framing intertwined acanthus motif, the ends engraved with reeding, the thumb-piece set with diamonds and a cabochon ruby, the interior of the case centred with a raised scrolled motif serving to separate two cigars; contained in Wartski fitted case. A design for a similar cigar case is illustrated p. 168 of Golden Years of Fabergé - Drawings and Objects from the Wigström Workshop.