Share your favorites on Show & Tell

Fabergé "War 1914 * 1915" copper cigarette case Moscow - 1915

In Military and Wartime > Show & Tell and Tobacciana > Cigarette Cases > Show & Tell.
Military and Wartime593 of 7283Can you please help me identify this swordHelp me identify this sword please
19
Love it
0
Like it

ho2cultchaho2cultcha loves this.
Drake47Drake47 loves this.
charmsomeonecharmsomeone loves this.
SEAN68SEAN68 loves this.
Hoot60Hoot60 loves this.
jscott0363jscott0363 loves this.
ttomtuckerttomtucker loves this.
pickrknowspickrknows loves this.
AnythingObscureAnythingObscure loves this.
blunderbuss2blunderbuss2 loves this.
PhilDMorrisPhilDMorris loves this.
RichmondLoriRichmondLori loves this.
dav2no1dav2no1 loves this.
fortapachefortapache loves this.
ManikinManikin loves this.
NewfldNewfld loves this.
kwqdkwqd loves this.
Vynil33rpmVynil33rpm loves this.
vetraio50vetraio50 loves this.
See 17 more
Add to collection

    Please create an account, or Log in here

    If you don't have an account, create one here.


    Create a Show & TellReport as inappropriate


    Posted 3 years ago

    mcheconi
    (41 items)

    Well...I guess I hit jackpot again...found this Fabergé listed as "Antique Austro-Hungarian box" in our local "eBay"...a quick Google search revealed it to be a rare wartime Fabergé cigarette case...one of the last (or maybe the last) comissions from the Russian Empire made to Fabergé.

    My little Fabergé case is in excellent condition, no dents or visible scratches. The last picture is from a 1993 Russian catalog that shows the exact same case (FABERGÉ COURT JEWELER).

    Fabergé made these cigarette cases in copper, silver and brass.
    Some other examples:
    https://atzbach.com/product/a-faberge-brass-wartime-1915-cigarette-case/
    https://testlive.bag-auction.eu/product/lot-69-faberge-silver-cigarette-case-with-double-head-eagle/
    https://forums-su.com/viewtopic.php?f=431&t=630704
    https://www.frontmedal.com/catalog/muzei-vystavki-kollektsii/prezentatsionnyj-portsigar-imperatritsy-a.f.-romanovoj.html

    The description below is from the webpage of a similar example kept in the David Iakobachvili Museum Collection in Moscow.

    https://mus-col.com/en/collection/decorative-arts/jewelry-and-accessories/jewelry-accessories/17018/

    "Cigarette case "War of 1914-1915"
    Russia, Moscow

    1915

    Fabergé firm

    Copper; presswork, gilding

    9.2 x 5.7 x 1.7 cm

    Copper rectangular cigarette case, parcel-gilt, with rounded corners and sides, comprised of two equal halves, connected by a hinge. The top lid is decorated with a relief image of a double-headed eagle - the state emblem of the Russian Empire, beneath it: "WAR 1914*1915" in round medallion.

    The cigarette case was manufactured by Faberge firm during the period of the First World War (1914-1918). The decrease of the demand for jewelery in these years prompted the owner of the firm to adapt the workshops to the wartime needs. C. Faberge firm started to produce the items for the front. Moscow factory was reequipped into a mechanical plant. It produced purely functional items from inexpensive and practical materials - brass, copper, and spelter. They were field utensils: mugs, pots, pans, samovars, kettles, kerosene stoves, basins, washstands. The honorary items - ashtrays, glass holders, copper cigarette cases with the Russian coat of arms and the memorable inscription "War of 1914" and "War of 1914-1915" were created as well. Such objects Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna presented to soldiers, medical nurses, officers and members of their families."

    logo
    Military and Wartime
    See all
    Old Rare Vintage Antique Civil War Relic Confederate Canister Shot Appomattox VA
    Old Rare Vintage Antique Civil War ...
    $20
    Vintage Night Goggles Tanker Helmet1 PNW57A Cold War Soviet Army T34-Tank!
    Vintage Night Goggles Tanker Helmet...
    $399
    10 WWII Letters Lot VTG Military Army Soldier APO Covers Korean War Vietnam WW2
    10 WWII Letters Lot VTG Military Ar...
    $35
    Old Rare Antique Civil War Relic Bullets CSA & US Miniballs Appomattox, Virginia
    Old Rare Antique Civil War Relic Bu...
    $30
    logo
    Old Rare Vintage Antique Civil War Relic Confederate Canister Shot Appomattox VA
    Old Rare Vintage Antique Civil War ...
    $20
    See all

    Comments

    1. mcheconi mcheconi, 3 years ago
      Links for easy reference:
      https://mus-col.com/en/collection/decorative-arts/jewelry-and-accessories/jewelry-accessories/17018/
      https://www.frontmedal.com/catalog/muzei-vystavki-kollektsii/prezentatsionnyj-portsigar-imperatritsy-a.f.-romanovoj.html
      https://testlive.bag-auction.eu/product/lot-69-faberge-silver-cigarette-case-with-double-head-eagle/
    2. mcheconi mcheconi, 3 years ago
      More links:
      http://www.sammler.ru/index.php?showtopic=13813
      http://skurlov.blogspot.com/2014/12/blog-post.html
      https://bruun-rasmussen.dk/m/lots/A2C95A4EE427?utm_campaign=barnebys&utm_content=2018-11-30&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=barnebys
    3. mcheconi mcheconi, 3 years ago
      More reference links:
      http://www.sammler.ru/index.php?showtopic=13813
    4. vetraio50 vetraio50, 3 years ago
      Congratulations !.!!!.!
    5. mcheconi mcheconi, 3 years ago
      Thanks vetraio!
    6. Vynil33rpm Vynil33rpm, 3 years ago
      Most excellent !
    7. mcheconi mcheconi, 3 years ago
      Thanks Vynil33rpm...I am so happy!
    8. mcheconi mcheconi, 3 years ago
      Thank you kwqd!
    9. Manikin Manikin, 3 years ago
      What a fabulous find ! I hope your doing well my friend and staying well. xo
    10. mcheconi mcheconi, 3 years ago
      Hello Manikin, thank you for your love. Yeas, I am well and hope you are fine too. There are treasures out there! xo
    11. mcheconi mcheconi, 3 years ago
      Many thanks to RichmondLori, dav2no1 and fortapache!
    12. PhilDMorris PhilDMorris, 3 years ago
      Neat find. The silver example I saw was mesmerizing, absolutely breathtaking. Moscow produced a lot of fine trench art for instance also, and I continue to find some exquisite examples that were sold particularly in Jewelry stores around the time of the wars. This piece of yours is so neat and I love all Russian pieces all the way up to the Space race which produced some fine cigarette cases also. The German auctions also continue to sell really neat pieces from the wars and are a good place to look also. This piece of yours show the very fine chiseling that the metalworkers could accomplish and their cool metalwork !~
    13. mcheconi mcheconi, 3 years ago
      Thank you valentino97!
    14. mcheconi mcheconi, 3 years ago
      Thank you Phil, I am so happy I found this jewel. I don't know much about trench art besides that there are some very well made planes and tanks replicas made by bored soldiers. This little cigarette case is in another level. It is an utilitarian object made by the finest jeweler of his time and it shows the superb craftmanship of the Fabergé workshops. Even after 105 years it opens and closes smoothy, the gap between the two halves is perfectly aligned. It is polished to perfection and the design and typeface used in the embossed text are very modern. It would be usable if it wasn't rare as it is. There are Fabergé documents stating that only 500 cigarette cases like this were produced.
    15. mcheconi mcheconi, 3 years ago
      Thank you BB.
    16. mcheconi mcheconi, 3 years ago
      Thank you ho2cultcha!
    17. mcheconi mcheconi, 3 years ago
      Thanks AnythingObscure!
    18. jscott0363 jscott0363, 3 years ago
      Outstanding find!! Congrats!
    19. mcheconi mcheconi, 3 years ago
      Thank you Brunswick for the love!
    20. mcheconi mcheconi, 3 years ago
      jscott0363, thank you and I am glad you liked it.
    21. mcheconi mcheconi, 3 years ago
      Thanks pickrknows!
    22. PhilDMorris PhilDMorris, 3 years ago
      I hope you have had a great Christmas and I hope we get out of this Covid mess O.K.
      The best wishes to you and your family for the New Year !~
    23. SEAN68 SEAN68, 3 years ago
      congratulations on this great find and purchase!!
    24. mcheconi mcheconi, 3 years ago
      Thank you Sean!
    25. mcheconi mcheconi, 2 years ago
      Thanks to charmsomeone and Drake47 for the love.
    26. apostata apostata, 2 years ago
      i have seen this in some sort of scandinavian auction i believe and thet do a awfull lot of money it is above your imagination

      well done
    27. mcheconi mcheconi, 2 years ago
      Apostata, thank you for your comment. I was lucky with this one. Apparently there were only 500 of these made.
    28. mcheconi mcheconi, 2 years ago
      From a Russian paper published in 2017 (? ??????? ????????? ??????? ??????????? ??????? ??????????? ? ????? «???????» ? 1909-1916 ??. ???? ?12 (132), ???., 2017. // To the history of certain orders of the Russian Military Institutions of the Faberge? firm, 1909–1916. KLIO ?12 (132) SPb., 2017.)

      Translated using Google Translate:
      Among Faberge's military clients, there was a rather "specialized" one - we are talking about the so-called "Officer's Tree", a traditional New Year's Eve event, which at that time became a tradition and was celebrated in the Alexander Palace. From 1910 to 1914, more than 60 orders were made for the "Officer's Tree", more than for any military customer. And the order for 1915 stands out in particular, when an order was made for items that are regularly found on the antique market - coasters and cigarette cases with the inscription “War 1914-1915, C. Faberge; Tsarskoye Selo 1916. The total order cost almost 3,000 rubles and included the following items [1, l. 258rev]:
      100 cigarette cases (5 rubles each) - 500 rubles
      150 glass holders (5 rubles each) - 750 rubles
      151 glasses (4 rubles each) - 604 rubles
      Engraving (2.5 rubles each) - 1002.5 rubles
      401 boxes - 100 rubles

    29. apostata apostata, 2 years ago
      probably krivoshey article won,t help you,bit premature, for now there is no dispute

      actually , we can,t narrow down the value this way , because we have to do a pars pro toto, because they only gives amounts

      so it is about tsarkoe selo marking

      the state where it is in

      the indexation to past sales

      so might lose on the absence of the tsarkoe selo mark

      you win on the condition

      and you win on the benchmark , because the benchmark is a few years old

      i can,t talk value here

      there is an easy trick here asked one of the mayor auction houses , which reserve do you recommand when i bring it in, that,s all, it will make the cut so they do it






    30. mcheconi mcheconi, 2 years ago
      Apostata,
      you are right about krivoshey's paper as it doesn't cover all the commisions made by the Russian military in this period. The unmarked pieces are not listed in this article. I also found an auction from 2005 where the same piece, unmarked copper case, was sold for US$9.000,00 : https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-4473783

    Want to post a comment?

    Create an account or login in order to post a comment.