in Art Deco Style with Floral Motif Matchsafe

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Object Timeline

1926	Work on this object began.
1927	Work on this object ended.
1978	We acquired this object.
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in Art Deco Style with Floral Motif Matchsafe

This is a matchsafe. It is dated 1926–27 and we acquired it in 1978. Its medium is gold, enamel, diamonds. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Stephen W. Brener and Carol B. Brener. It is credited Gift of Stephen W. Brener and Carol B. Brener.

Platinum cigarette case made to look like an envelope. It is engraved in hand-written script with the name and address of Al Jolson, a singer/actor (1886-1950). A diamond thumbpiece opens the cigarette case.

Cigarette Case, ca. 1935
engine-turned silver and enamel.
Lent by Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah Milbank III.
1.2017.1

Centerpiece And Garniture
silver.
Jacqueline Loewe Fowler.
71.2016.1a/c

Lamp
wrought iron, brass, glass.
Lent by Rose Iron Works Collections, LLC.
72.2016.2

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Vanity case. On the front face is the red lacquer door that opens the case. The rest of the piece is black with gold trimmings. The case is embellished with a thin unfinished square in black (onyx?). The square has rounded corners with the bottom part of the square not shown. On the center of the top horizontal there is a three-diamond bezel with a black circle hanging from it. The corners each on each end are green (jade?) ovals with fan-shaped settings of diamonds slanted toward the corner of the piece. The two verticals each end in green finger-looking shapes set in gold, Each of them is topped with a small diamond finial.

Vanity Case, ca. 1925
red and black lacquer, black and green enamel, diamonds, gold, platinum.
Lent by Private Collection.
13.2016.19

Its dimensions are

3 x 4.6 x 1.8 cm (1 3/16 x 1 13/16 x 11/16 in. )

It has the following markings

Importer's mark (GS) ?, gothic "L" date letter (1926-27), import mark for 18ct. gold (used from 1904-62), London import mark (sign of the constellation Leo, used from 1906 on) are all stamped in this order on left side bezel. A diamond shape impression with an illegible symbol is on front bezel (possibly French mark). Import mark for 18ct. gold stamped on left side. An eagle's head is stamped on right side (French mark, possibly for Paris).

It is inscribed

"Betty Macmillan, 10 Chesam Place" is inscribed on underside of lid.

Cite this object as

in Art Deco Style with Floral Motif Matchsafe; gold, enamel, diamonds; 3 x 4.6 x 1.8 cm (1 3/16 x 1 13/16 x 11/16 in. ); Gift of Stephen W. Brener and Carol B. Brener; 1978-146-37

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Accession Number 1978-146-37
Object ID 18495149