ASHTRAY
Creator(s): Unknown
On view in: Marjorie Post's Bedroom
About this object
A bloodstone ashtray carved in the form of some intertwined leaves and sprays of flowers. The flowers appear to be lily of the valley. They are all tied together with a bow knot which also serves for a handle. In the tray is a ladybug made in jasper on gold and with diamond eyes.
- Object name:
- ASHTRAY
- Made from:
- Bloodstone -- gold -- enamel
- Made in:
- Russia
- Date made:
- 20th c.
- Size:
- 11.4 × 10.2 cm (4 1/2 × 4 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 21.28
- Class:
- HARDSTONE
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973