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Cigarette Case

Object Details

Description
Cigarette case, the front channel-set with sapphires within a black enamel border, overlapped by an interlocking double frame accented with flowers, all set with rose-cut diamonds, the reverse composed of alternating textured gold and black enamel bands; thumbpiece set with rose-cut diamonds, interior fitted with cigarette clip
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Date
ca. 1920
Credit Line
Lent by Private Collection
Medium
Calibré-cut sapphires, enamel, rose-cut diamonds, white gold
Dimensions
L x W x D: 7.9 × 5.2 × 1.2 cm (3 1/8 × 2 1/16 × 1/2 in.)
Type
containers
Exhibitions
Cigarette Case
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