Cigarette Case, c. 1915-1917. House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842-1918), Ivan Savelevich Britzin (Russian). Silver box, enamel over engine-turned ground, gold mounts, moonstone; overall: 8.5 x 5.1 x 1.6 cm (3 3/8 x 2 x 5/8 in.). This silver cigar box is distinguished by the fluid, painterly quality of the wave-like pattern created in enamela hallmark of the House of Faberge's silver production in the pan-Slavic or neo-Russian taste. This style coincided with various Arts and Crafts movements underway in the late 19th-early 20th centuries in Western Europe and America that emphasized traditional craftsmanship and forms inspired by medieval and folk styles.