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BOX WITH PHOTOGRAPH OF THE SEA CLOUD

Creator(s): Cartier (Firm)

Currently in storage


About this object

On plain top is an applied gilt panel containing a photograph of the Sea Cloud. On each side is a blue cabochon stone within an abstract tree like motif. Corners of the box are rounded. Box rests on two narrow, rectangular plaques of lapis lazuli at either end. Lined in wood. In Art Deco style.

Object name:
BOX WITH PHOTOGRAPH OF THE SEA CLOUD
Made from:
Silver -- lapis lazuli
Made in:
New York, USA
Date made:
20th c.
Size:
3.5 x 16.7 x 8.6 cm (1 3/8 x 6 9/16 x 3 3/8 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
12.395
Class:
SILVER
Signature marks:
MARK on inner edge of front: Cartier 637 or 657
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973