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"tombstone": "Cigarette Case, c.1885. House of Faberg\u00e9 (Russian, 1842\u20131918), Eric August Kollin (Russian, 1836\u20131901). Tan tree agate with ribbed gold mounts and interior gold cigarette restraints set with cabechon sapphire thumpiece; overall: 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Howard F. Stirn, 2009.23",
"current_location": "211 Faberg\u00e9",
"title": "Cigarette Case",
"creation_date": "c.1885",
"creation_date_earliest": 1880,
"creation_date_latest": 1890,
"artists_tags": [
"male",
"gender unknown"
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"technique": "tan tree agate with ribbed gold mounts and interior gold cigarette restraints set with cabechon sapphire thumpiece",
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"department": "Decorative Art and Design",
"collection": "Decorative Arts",
"type": "Miscellaneous",
"measurements": "Overall: 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in.)",
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"current": [
{
"id": 194450,
"title": "Artistic Luxury: Faberg\u00e9 Tiffany Lalique ",
"description": "Artistic Luxury: Faberg\u00e9 Tiffany Lalique . The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 19, 2008-January 18, 2009); Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (February 7-May 31, 2009).",
"opening_date": "2008-10-19T04:00:00"
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"description": "Howard Fenno Stirn [1923-2016], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art",
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"date": "?-2009",
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"144.2007",
"2008.230"
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"did_you_know": "Created during Finnish-born Erik Kollin\u2019s last year as Faberg\u00e9\u2019s chief workmaster.",
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"description": "This cigarette box displays one of the quintessential qualities of chief workmaster Erik Kollin\u2019s craft\u2014mounting superior vessels cut from agate with tasteful gold mounts. This casing is so delicate and finely made that the contents, held inside by a simple yet elegant bar, would almost be visible from the exterior. This particular box is made from a tan tree agate that is reminiscent of a patterned fish or tortoise.",
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"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60778828"
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"https://archive.org/details/clevelandart-2009.23-cigarette-case"
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"citation": "Harrison, Stephen, Emmanuel Ducamp, and Jeannine J. Falino. Artistic Luxury: Faberge\u0301 Tiffany Lalique. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art in association with New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2008.",
"page_number": "Reproduced and mentioned: p. 185, cat. 35",
"url": "https://ingallslibrary.on.worldcat.org/oclc/230187932"
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"biography": "Peter Carl Faberge (1846-1920) took over the House of Faberge in 1870 from his father Carl Gustav Faberge who had founded the firm in 1842. Until 1881, the firm manufactured primarily jewelry for Saint Petersburg's aristocrats and wealthy elite. In 1885 the firm was awarded the coveted imperial warrant as goldsmith to the tsar and began to produce elaborate presentation Easter eggs as a gift for the tsarina from her husband every year. They also produced luxurious accessories, jewelry, and hardstone sculptures. At one point, Faberge employed over 300 workers including 22 workmasters who oversaw the production of the firm's jewelry and precious objects. A branch of the firm opened in Moscow in 1887, specializing in neo-Russian and pan-Slavic motifs in jewelry, silver, and enamel. Other branches followed in Kiev, London, and Odessa as well as new premises in Saint Petersburg. At the onset of the Russian Revolution, Peter Carl Faberge fled the country to Paris then Switzerland, where he died in 1920. His firm was nationalized by the Bolsheviks in 1918.",
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"updated_at": "2026-05-29 08:37:38.472000"
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