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Geometric Pattern

Object Details

Description
Cigarette case decorated in black enamel with an abstract geometric pattern of squares and chevrons with black enamel borders, the corners decorated with rose-cut and baguette diamonds, two acting as push pieces revealing a match safe and strike-a-light
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Producer
Cartier, French, founded 1847
Manufacturer
Renault, Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Date
ca. 1930
Credit Line
Lent by Private Collection
Medium
Enamel, rose-cut and baguette diamonds, gold, platinum
Dimensions
L x W x D: 10 × 5.8 × 1.4 cm (3 15/16 × 2 5/16 × 9/16 in.)
Type
containers
Exhibitions
Object Name
Cigarette Case
Type
Cigarette Case
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