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Cigarette Case in the Style of Fabergé with the Initials of Henry Walters Thumbnail

Cigarette Case in the Style of Fabergé with the Initials of Henry Walters Thumbnail

Cigarette Case in the Style of Fabergé with the Initials of Henry Walters Thumbnail

Cigarette Case in the Style of Fabergé with the Initials of Henry Walters Thumbnail

Cigarette Case in the Style of Fabergé with the Initials of Henry Walters Thumbnail

Cigarette Case in the Style of Fabergé with the Initials of Henry Walters Thumbnail

Cigarette Case in the Style of Fabergé with the Initials of Henry Walters Thumbnail

Cigarette Case in the Style of Fabergé with the Initials of Henry Walters Thumbnail

Cigarette Case in the Style of Fabergé with the Initials of Henry Walters Thumbnail

Cigarette Case in the Style of Fabergé with the Initials of Henry Walters Thumbnail

Cigarette Case in the Style of Fabergé with the Initials of Henry Walters Thumbnail

Cigarette Case in the Style of Fabergé with the Initials of Henry Walters Thumbnail

Cigarette Case in the Style of Fabergé with the Initials of Henry Walters

Léon Rosanier (French, active from 1920) (Artist)

1920-1931

green jade with ruby inlay and gold
(18th and 19th Centuries )

Henry Walters purchased this cigarette case in Paris. The style, which recalls similar items by Fabergé, was popular at the time. This object shows obvious signs of use; it was functional and personal, rather than a museum piece.

Inscription

[Maker's mark] horizontal lozenge with LR and a rose between the initials; [Assay mark] two eagle stamps; [Initials] HW

Provenance

**Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.**

Purchased by Henry Walters, Paris, 1920s. Inherited by Laura Delano, after 1931; given to Walters Art Musuem, 1972.

Exhibitions

2014-2016

From Rye to Raphael: The Walters Story. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.

Conservation

Date	Description	Narrative
	Treatment	cleaned; examined for exhibition; surface cleaned

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Geographies

France, Paris (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 11/16 × W: 1/8 × D: 2 15/16 in. (1.7 × 8 × 7.5 cm)

Credit Line

Bequest of Laura F. Delano, 1972

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.

57.2002

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