id:			167401
accession number:	2009.23
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2009.23
updated:		2024-08-08 15:17:52.894000

Cigarette Case, c.1885. House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918), Eric August Kollin (Russian, 1836–1901). 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

title:				Cigarette Case
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creation date:			c.1885
creation date earliest:		1880
creation date latest:		1890
current location:		211 Fabergé
creditline:			Gift of Howard F. Stirn
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culture:	Russia, St. Petersburg
technique:	tan tree agate with ribbed gold mounts and interior gold cigarette restraints set with cabechon sapphire thumpiece
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Miscellaneous
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CREATORS

* House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918)  - artist
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.
* Eric August Kollin (Russian, 1836–1901)  - workmaster
First workmaster for Fabergé
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measurements: Overall: 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Artistic Luxury: Fabergé Tiffany Lalique 
	opening date:   2008-10-19T04:00:00
	<i>Artistic Luxury: Fabergé Tiffany Lalique </i>. 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).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Howard Fenno Stirn [1923-2016], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?-2009
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: 2009-
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Harrison, Stephen, Emmanuel Ducamp, and Jeannine J. Falino. <em>Artistic Luxury: Fabergé Tiffany Lalique.</em> 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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