Jeweled Splendors of the Art Deco Era: The Prince and Princess Sadruddin Aga Khan Collection | Exhibitions | Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

This exhibition was on display from April 07, 2017 to August 27, 2017.

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Vanity Case, Jardinière

Vanity Case, Jardinière
gold, carved turquoise, buff-top cabochon rubies, butt-top cabochon emeralds,....
Lent by Private Collection.
13.2016.59

Cigarette Case
agate, enamel, nephrite, carved coral, carved rubies, rose-cut diamonds,....
Lent by Private Collection.
13.2016.4

An elegant vanity and cigarette case in rectangular form with slightly rounded edges. Black lacquer enamel is employed as a rectangular outline on the front surrounding a milky orange mottled amber panel. A circular diamond-encrusted Chinese symbol rests in the center with two small round diamonds spaced apart above and below the symbol. A meander or Greek key design encrusted with diamonds adorns the surrounding top border with partial segments attached underneath. The roof of a diamond encrusted pagoda inhabits the top of the case with a cabochon chrysoprase stone evoking the color of a green emerald. Five amber tiles adhere to the side visible meeting a border crafted from a meander that extends to and stops at the amber panel on the front. The meander continues on the far side of the panel. Black lacquer extends to the ends on the side visible and the front. The bottom is unseen but the edges of a scalloped amber design are evident with a green cabochon chrysoprase partially visible. The photograph captures the top of the object facing downward right of center in an isometric view revealing the top, front and a side view against a white ground with a cast shadow.

Vanity And Cigarette Case
enamel, diamonds, cabochon chrysoprases, amber, mirrored plate glass, gold,....
Lent by Private Collection.
13.2016.28

There are 3 images of this object.

Vanity Case, Zen Garden

Vanity Case, Zen Garden
enamel, hardstone, mother-of-pearl, round and other diamonds, gold, platinum,....
Lent by Private Collection.
13.2016.51

There are 2 images of this object.

Vanity Case, Koi

Vanity Case, Koi
enamel, cabochon rubies, rose-cut diamonds, mount of 18-karat gold, mirrored....
Lent by Private Collection.
13.2016.10

Vanity Case, Putto and Lady

Vanity Case, Putto and Lady
frosted rock crystal, rose-cut diamonds, gold, platinum.
Lent by Private Collection.
13.2016.30

Vanity Case, Putti

Vanity Case, Putti
engraved mother-of-pearl, round diamonds, rock crystal, enamel, gold,....
Lent by Private Collection.
13.2016.1

A mechanical pencil, unseen, within a small shiny cylindrical black enamel case is embellished with a cap of four circular bands of rose-cut diamonds with a pearl on top at both ends. There are two center rows of rose-cut diamond-set bands with an attached circular design and two short diamond lines extended underneath the circle. A connecting diamond link bridges the case to a rope-braided black silk slide cord with an enamel, diamond and gold slide in the form of a drum with tapered top and bottom. A dense tassel completes the design. The photograph captures the object resting on a white surface with a cast shadow.

Mechanical Pencil, ca. 1929
enamel, rose-cut and other diamonds, pearl, silk tassel, gold, platinum.
Lent by Private Collection.
13.2016.106

Vanity Case, Giardinetto

Vanity Case, Giardinetto
enamel, round and baguette diamonds, mirrored plate glass.
Lent by Private Collection.
13.2016.17

Cigarette Case
calibré-cut sapphires, mother-of-pearl, cabochon sapphire, gold.
Lent by Private Collection.
13.2016.8

Cigarette Case
calibré-cut sapphires, enamel, rose-cut diamonds, white gold.
Lent by Private Collection.
13.2016.5

Vanity Case, Rabbit

Vanity Case, Rabbit
gold, seed pearls, rose-cut and other diamonds, square-cut and cabochon....
Lent by Private Collection.
13.2016.6

There are 2 images of this object.

Cigarette Case And Matchbox

Cigarette Case And Matchbox
carved rock crystal, round and cabochon rubies, gold.
Lent by Private Collection.
13.2016.9

Scent Bottle
carved and partially frosted rock crystal,enamel, platinum, cabochon rubies,....
Lent by Private Collection.
13.2016.108

Cigarette Case, Geometric Pattern

Cigarette Case, Geometric Pattern
enamel, rose-cut and baguette diamonds, gold, platinum.
Lent by Private Collection.
13.2016.90

This object was made by Renault.

Vanity Case, Geometric-Pattern

Vanity Case, Geometric-Pattern
enamel, daimonds, gold, mirrored plate glass.
Lent by Private Collection.
13.2016.95

Cigarette Case, Geometric-Pattern

Cigarette Case, Geometric-Pattern
enamel, rose-cut and baguette diamonds, gold, platinum.
Lent by Private Collection.
13.2016.68

Cigarette Case, Aubergine Motif

Cigarette Case, Aubergine Motif
enamel, rose-cut diamonds, gold, platinum.
Lent by Private Collection.
13.2016.74

There are 2 images of this object.

Cigarette Case
enamel, gold.
Lent by Private Collection.
13.2016.94

There are 2 images of this object.

Vanity Case
tinted and carved mother-of-pearl in shibayama technique, diamonds, mirrored....
Lent by Private Collection.
13.2016.61

There are 2 images of this object.

Vanity Case, Flower

Vanity Case, Flower
blue and black enamel, carved coral, cabochon emeralds, lapis lazuli,....
Lent by Private Collection.
13.2016.50

A rectangular cigarette case carved from a piece of green Siberian nephrite jade with rounded corners that lead into rounded edges throughout the design. A flat piece of lapis lazuli with rounded corners crowns both top and bottom with a honeycomb pattern outlined in flat gold, bordered by rounded gold bands above and beneath the honeycomb design. A row of turquoise fills in the half honeycomb pattern closest to the ends while lapis lazuli fills in the remaining two and a half rows of the design. A short piece of platinum and nine small diamonds adorn the clasp resting in a horizontal orientation while the case aligns in a vertical orientation. The cigarette case would be cool to the touch and fit well into the palm of one’s hand. The photograph captures the face or top, left side and bottom reflecting the case’s design and a dark gray cast shadow on the bottom side all on a white ground.

Cigarette Case, Honeycomb Pattern, ca. 1929
siberian nephrite, carved lapis lazuli, turquoise, rose-cut diamonds, gold,....
Lent by Private Collection.
13.2016.75

Cigarette Case And Lighter

Cigarette Case And Lighter
yellow gold, enamel, diamonds, platinum.
Lent by Private Collection.
13.2016.34

Cigarette Case
enamel, rose- and hexagonal-cut and other diamonds, gold, platinum.
Lent by Private Collection.
13.2016.85

Box
enamel, diamonds, gold, platinum.
Lent by Private Collection.
13.2016.27

Cigarette And Vanity Case

Cigarette And Vanity Case
black enamel, rose-cut and other diamonds, jade cabochons, onyx, gold,....
Lent by Private Collection.
13.2016.13

Box
white marble, coral, rose-cut diamonds, black and red enamel, onyx.
Lent by Private Collection.
13.2016.73

There are 2 images of this object.

Vanity Case
enamel, gold, collet-set and other diamonds, rubies, platinum, mirrored plate....
Lent by Private Collection.
13.2016.65

There are 2 images of this object.

Compact, Fern
enamel, rose-cut diamonds, mirrored plate glass, gold, platinum.
Lent by Private Collection.
13.2016.31

Cigarette Case, Dot Pattern

Cigarette Case, Dot Pattern
enamel, gold, mirrored plate glass.
Lent by Private Collection.
13.2016.83

A bright red, enamel, rectangular vanity case, with two gold and red chains linking it to a cylindrical, black, enamel lipstick holder that has bright red ends. The vanity case has three semi-circular applied black enamel panels that are decorated with silver branches and plum blossoms. The panel on our right is larger than the two panels on our left. The larger panel is in the center and the two smaller panels are near the edges. The hinge openings of both the vanity case and the lipstick holder are edged in gold.

Vanity Case And Lipstick Holder, Plum Blossom, ca. 1928
enamel, rose-cut diamonds, mirrored plate glass, gold, platinum.
Lent by Private Collection.
13.2016.21

Vanity Case, Plum Blossom

Vanity Case, Plum Blossom
enamel, silver, rose-cut and other diamonds, gold, platinum.
Lent by Private Collection.
13.2016.46

There are 2 images of this object.

Cigarette Case
enamel, rose-cut and baguette diamonds, mirrored plate glass, gold, platinum.
Lent by Private Collection.
13.2016.24

Vanity Case
enamel, diamonds, gold, platinum, mirrored plate glass.
Lent by Private Collection.
13.2016.43

Vanity Case
enamel, rose-cut diamonds, sapphires, rubies, emeralds, calibré-cut....
Lent by Private Collection.
13.2016.20