Cigarette Case

Description

This cigarette box displays one of the quintessential qualities of chief workmaster Erik Kollin’s craft—mounting superior vessels cut from agate with tasteful gold mounts. This casing is so delicate and finely made that the contents, held inside by a simple yet elegant bar, would almost be visible from the exterior. This particular box is made from a tan tree agate that is reminiscent of a patterned fish or tortoise.

Provenance

Howard Fenno Stirn [1923-2016], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art (?-2009); The Cleveland Museum of Art (2009-)

Cigarette Case

House of Fabergé

c.1885

Accession Number

2009.23

Medium

tan tree agate with ribbed gold mounts and interior gold cigarette restraints set with cabechon sapphire thumpiece

Dimensions

Overall: 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in.)

Classification

Miscellaneous

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Howard F. Stirn