carved agate, rose-cut diamonds, calibre-cut sapphires, platinum | Media | Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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A rectangular cigarette or card box with rounded corners and edges in a horizontal orientation carved from a block of translucent beige agate stone with naturally occurring cream-colored striations. Rose-cut diamond encrusted back hinges and front clasp are set in platinum possessing a semi-circle formation with two inner calibre-cut sapphires veering left and right on the upper segment and a narrow “U” formation with a bar across on the lower segment. The box could fit in the palm of your hand and might feel heavy and cold because of the agate stone. The photograph captures the object at an angle where the top and front are viewable as is a reflection against a white ground.

Cigarette Or Card Box, Carved, ca. 1919
carved agate, rose-cut diamonds, calibre-cut sapphires, platinum.
Lent by Private Collection.
13.2016.64