A jeweled enameled gold Imperial presentation cigarette case of blue translucent
enamel over guilloché sunburst ground, embellished with gold laurel-leaf sprays,
the cover with a lozenge-shaped miniature portrait of Tsarevich Alexei in a white
fur hat, in a rose-cut diamond border, with rose-cut diamond push-piece - signed
with initials KF, (Moscow 1908-1917 ?), 72 (zolotnik), length 3 5/8 inches (9.3
cm)
Provenance: Presumably a present from Tsar Nicholas II to his wife, Tsarina Alexandra
Feodorovna; transferred from the Moscow Jewelers Association to the Kremlin Armory
1922
