Best Investment with Lifetime Warranty !!
FABERGE - ANTIQUE RUSSIAN IMPERIAL SILVER and DIAMONDS CIGARETTE CASE
For your viewing, there is a gorgeous cigarette case. It is of rectangular form with rounded corners, featuring translucent lilac enamel over a wavy guilloche ground. The case includes a diamond-set thumb push, and the interior is brightly gilded.
HALLMARKS: '88' for silver standard, hallmarked St. Petersburg (1908-1917), and maker mark 'AA; for Andre Adler - FABERGE workmaster - please see the information below.
CONDITION: Overall good antique condition. For further information, please refer to the pictures.
PROVENANCE: 1. From collection, representing the THIRD generation of Russian emigration in the USA; 2. Jackson's International Auctioneers, Cedar Falls, IA, USA, November 28, 2023 (the winner will receive this information); 3. Our sale of this item adds another layer of provenance (please print this page). History of sale is very IMPORTANT for serious collection.
DIMENSIONS: 3 1/2 x 2 1/8 x 1/2 inches (9.3 x 5.5 x 1.5 cm). Weight: 126 grams.
ESTIMATED PRICE: $5,000 - $20,000 (significantly lower than today's market price). You have a GREAT CHANCE to purchase a rare item for your collection, and over the years, its price will only INCREASE.
HISTORY of SALES: A few years ago, Russian Imperial cigarette cases were sold on Live Auctioneers and Christie's for $14,000-$16,000 (estimated, 3 years ago), $20,315 (the same style and colour, 22 years ago), $30,915 (18 years ago), and $87,500 (11 years ago) - please refer to the screenshots for details. Today, prices have significantly increased compared to those of 5-10 years ago.
WARRANTY: The buyer has 5 days to inspect items for originality, valued at up to $5,000, and 10 days for items valued at $5,000 or more. Items can be returned to the seller for a refund; please refer to the Terms for more details.
NO RESERVE: More than 70% of all auctioned items have NO reserve price. Among the remaining items, there is a very reasonable reserve price set.
PAYMENT: For this particular item, please use Wire transfer, Zelle, Certified Check, or Money Order as methods of payment. You can also suggest other methods of payment. Canadian winners can make payments to a Canadian Bank in CAD via Check, Money Order, Wire Transfer, or Interac e-Transfer.
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FREE SHIPPING: for items valued at $5,000 or more domestic shipping is FREE. For other items, domestic shipping costs are $18.85. There are NO pick-up fees, NO handling fees, and NO transportation fees. Combined shipping is available, and the next item will have a shipping fee of ONE DOLLAR.
INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS: Please don't worry about DUTY fees. We have found a shipping service with either NO duty fees at all or only a small amount of dollars to pay.
CERTIFICATE: Looking to purchase an antique GIFT from us for someone else? Our Gift Certificates, available for any amount, are a great option to allow them to select items of their choice! Each Gift certificate is valid for ONE YEAR. You will have this Certificate in your hand. It is a very Unusual and Intelligent gift. Please email us for details.
NEW: Buyers who are satisfied with our service and give us a 5-star rating will receive FREE domestic shipping for ONE YEAR !!
WELCOME: We welcome new bidders and will ship the item according to your instructions.
EXCHANGE: If you find an item in our auction that you like, you have the option to exchange it for your collectible items of equivalent estimated value. Additionally, you can use your items as PART of the PAYMENT for a winning item; please feel free to inquire about this new and exciting feature.
PLEASE NOTE: If you want to buy this item, please make a bid now. Any offer is welcome. Lots that do NOT have any bids or have only ONE bid on them will be CLOSED three days before the auction starts and will not be included in it. Currently, there are 700+ items available for preview, but there will be ONLY 400 items in the Live Auction. Please bid NOW.

A LIFETIME WARRANTY is provided for the originality of this particular item manufactured during the described period of time.
BEST INVESTMENT: If you are an individual or an investment company concerned about preserving your capital in these uncertain times, items with a LIFETIME WARRANTY are the best way to do so. Consider this: traditional banks typically offer annual returns of 1-3% on your funds, while inflation exceeds 5%. In contrast, collectible items with a LIFETIME WARRANTY can yield a minimum profit of 30-50% per year - with no associated risks. Some of our items with a LIFETIME WARRANTY have the potential to generate immediate profits of 100% or even more!! By the way, our estimated price is much lower than the market price for this item now. Please explore our "HISTORY of SALES" section and look at the screenshots for samples of similar items sold at renowned auctions, such as Sotheby's, Christie's, Live Auctioneers, eBay, and more. The choice is YOURS.

Andre ADLER - FABERGE workmaster: Andrei Karlowitsch Adler was a prominent Russian jeweler, silver- and goldsmith. He ran a workshop of his own, called "Adler & Co.", that specialised in producing orders, medals and various objects of vertu for the upper classes and the wealthy clientele of Imperial Russia. Adler was also one of the most skilled Faberge workmasters and for his remarkable talent was honoured with the title of Purveyor to the Russian Imperial Court. Along with such prominent Faberge workmasters as Michael Perkhin, Henrik Wigstrom, Oskar Woldemar Pihl and August Wilhelm Holmstrom, Andrei Adler crafted stunning objects of vertu, renowned Easter eggs, exquisite silverware and outlandish household items. It is his remarkable enamels and fine objects of vertu that have truly become Adler's calling card. As a Faberge workmaster, Adler produced spectacular enamel pieces, as well as exquisite items of silver and gold, such as cigarette cases, pencils, desk accessories and cutlery. Endlessly talented, he was one of the few manufacturers, who crafted cigarette cases specially for ladies. Nowadays these rare pieces are in abnormally high demand. They are kept in private collections and can barely be found at auctions.

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