Alexander Treiden, Imperial presentation cigarette case for the firm of Hahn, St. Petersburg, circa 1890

Gold, enamel, sapphire

3 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (8.9 x 6.4 cm)

Inv. no. ab_5358

Exhibited: 

Moscow, Gosudarstvennyi istoriko-kulʹturnyi muzei-zapovednik "Moskovskii Kremlʹ", “Karl Faberzhe i Fedor Riukert. Shedevry russkoi emali,” 9 October 2020 – 14 February 2021, no. 447.

Publications:

Muntyan, T.N. Karl Faberzhe i Fedor Riukert. Shedevry russkoi emali. Moscow: Gosudarstvennyi istoriko-kulʹturnyi muzei-zapovednik "Moskovskii Kremlʹ", 2020. Cat. no. 447, p. 362.

This Imperial presentation cigarette case is a virtuoso display of enameling. The image of the thrice-crowned, double-headed eagle of the Russian state is made in plique-à-jour and guilloché enamel in a delicate gold body engraved with a fine pattern of filigree-like scrolls.