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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. Fabergé.
Excellent condition, close tight, rose cut diamonds, sapphire inserted in thumb piece.
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