Metropolitan Elegance

Art Déco Cigarette Case by Court Jeweller Friedländer, Berlin c. 1925

€ 10,900.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

Art Déco Cigarette Case by Court Jeweller Friedländer, Berlin c. 1925

Description

This description was automatically translated from German. If you have any questions about this piece of jewellery, we will be happy to help!

This gold cigarette case brings the elegance of bygone times back to life - the elegance of a time when even a cigarette case could be an occasion to express beauty, taste, a love of artistic design and, last but not least, one's own wealth. The case is made of yellow gold. The lids are guilloché and appear to be covered with fabric. A surrounding plant ornament completes the slightly curved surfaces on the outside. The narrow sides are drawn inwards. Here, in the protected space of the curved surfaces, blue enamel is applied. A black, cut onyx serves as a pusher to open the case. The striking details such as the strip of blue enamel and the semi-circular, sharply outlined pusher are unmistakable signs that the new Art Deco style had also arrived in Berlin. The case lies comfortably in the hand, the surfaces appear almost soft and it is a tactile pleasure to touch. The precious case was created around 1925 for the range of one of the most famous jewelers of its time: the Friedländer brothers in Berlin. They ran their richly appointed store on the magnificent boulevard Unter den Linden, not far from the Berlin City Palace. Friedländer had been a court jeweler since 1894 and so we read the proud company name on the original transport case made of light brown, soft suede: Gebrüder Friedländer, Hof-Juweliere Seiner Majestät dees Kaisers, Ihrer Majestät der Kaiserin und Seiner Kaiserlichen Hoheit des Kronprinzen, Berlin W. - a name that the jewelers still used in the years of the Weimar Republic to refer to their former prestigious role. We discovered the case here in Berlin.

Size & Details

Metropolitan Elegance

€ 10,900.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

Our Promise

We want you to be 100% satisfied! For that reason, we examine, describe and photograph all of our jewellery with the utmost care.

You can rely on our years of experience in the trade and our expertise as a professional art historians for reviews of the antique jewellery. As a member of various trade organisations and the British Society of Jewellery Historians, we remain committed to the highest possible degree of accuracy. In our descriptions, we always also indicate any signs of age and defects and never hide them in our photos – this saves you from any unpleasant surprises when your package arrives.

Should you for some reason not be satisfied, please don’t hesitate to contact us so that we can find a solution together. In any case, you can return any article within one month and we will refund the full purchase price.

Learn more

Metropolitan Elegance

Objet d’art

Privacy settings