A silver hinged cigarette case, rectangular with rounded corners, fitted with a silver push-piece, the lid chased and engraved with a fish on stylised waves in the Japanese taste. The gilt interior on both sides stamped with K.Faberge in Cyrillic beneath the imperial warrant, 84 – Russian silver standard together with St. George slaying the dragon – the coat of arm of the city of Moscow; further stamped with later Soviet marks: 875 – Soviet silver standard and МЮ6-Р.
Russian Silver Cigarette Case
Fabergécirca 1890
silver
length: 10 cm
maker’s mark: K.Fabergé in Cyrillic beneath the Imperial warrant
assay mark of Moscow
silver standard: 84 zolotnik
later Soviet marks: МЮ6-Р; 875 Soviet silver standard