AN EXCEPTIONAL FABERGE GOLD AND GEMSET NEPHRITE IMPERIAL PRESENTATION CASE, Henrick Wigstrom, St. Petersburg, 1899-1908. The nephrite case with gold borders, and the lid with an applied large double-headed eagle set with 60 cut diamonds and 30 cut rubies mounted in gold, and the thumbpiece set with an approximate 1/2 carat ruby. Hallmarked St. Petersburg 1899-1908, 56 gold standard, workmasters initials of Henrik Wigstrom, and stamped Faberge in Cyrillic. 3.5 inches (9 cm). Estimate $25,000-$35,000 Exhibited: Faberge and Finland: Exquisite Objects, Corcoran Gallery of Art Washington D.C. 1996-1997. Faberge: Loistavaa Kultasepantaidetta, Lahti Art Museum, Lahti, Finland 1997. Literature: John Traina, The Faberge Case, N.Y. Harry Abrams publisher, 1998, page 112, illustrated.* *Lot is accompanied by a copy of the book The Faberge Case, which illustrates the offered lot.

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