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ASHTRAY

Creator(s): Cartier (Firm)

Currently in storage


About this object

The round jade bowl has three legs in silver gilt decorated with stripes of dark blue enamel. Each leg is attached to the bowl with a tiny cabochon ruby and each foot has a tiny cabochon on the outside.

Object name:
ASHTRAY
Made from:
Jade -- silver gilt -- enamel -- rubies
Made in:
Paris, France
Date made:
c. 1935
Size:
1 × 2 in. (2.5 × 5.1 cm)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
21.160
Class:
HARDSTONE
Signature marks:
HALLMARK: French hallmark for silver (boar's head) [On each leg] MARK: Cartier Paris Made in France [On one leg] SCRATCHED NUMBER: 9 / 2 [?] [On one leg]
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973