Lot 476: A FABERGÉ ENAMEL CIGARETTE CASE, WORKMASTER ANDERS NEVALAINEN, ST PETERSBURG, 1899-1903

A FABERGÉ ENAMEL CIGARETTE CASE, WORKMASTER ANDERS NEVALAINEN, ST PETERSBURG, 1899-1903 of spring-hinged open-ended form, the surface enamelled in translucent yellow over banded wavy sunburst engine-turning on silver, on the lid issuing from a cabochon sapphire, the gilt interior engraved with signatures, struck with workmaster's initials and K.Fabergé in Cyrillic beneath the Imperial Warrant, 88 standard, scratched inventory number 17524 , leather half slip case length: 8.8cm, 3 1/2 in.