BOX
Creator(s): Cartier (Attributed to)
Currently in storage
About this object
The shape of the box is domed. It is plain and smooth except for a purple quartz frog with diamond eyes that sits on the top. The hind legs and front feet appear to be carved from a lighter shade of quartz. Around the lid is a row of small widely spaced red cabochon stones surrounded by a collar of metal. In the Art Deco style.
- Object name:
- BOX
- Made from:
- Jade -- amethyst quartz -- diamonds -- coral --gold
- Made in:
- USA
- Date made:
- ca. 1920
- Size:
- 6.6 cm (2 5/8 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 21.188.1-2
- Class:
- HARDSTONE
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973