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The case was a present from Nicholas II to Lord Posonby. Couldn't find much about Lord Posonby ,only the book he wrote - Ponsonby, Sir F.E.G. "Short History of the Grenadier Guards" Colchester: Benham and Co. Ltd., 1917.
The book is about Grenadier Guards, check this link
http://www.footguards.org/references.htm it will be the 10th entry. The case made by Faberge unknown maker in St Petersburg. The info about unknown Faberge maker maker, last photo, is from a book "Faberge Court Jeweler to the Tsars" by G. von Habsburg and A. von Solodkoff who are the leading experts about K. Faberg�.
Excellent condition, close tight, rose cut diamonds, sapphire inserted in thumb piece.
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