Cigarette Case in the Style of Fabergé with the Initials of Henry Walters

1920-1931

8 cm 1.7 cm 7.5 cm

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Henry Walters purchased this cigarette case in Paris. The style, which recalls similar items by Fabergé, was popular at the time. This object shows obvious signs of use; it was functional and personal, rather than a museum piece.

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Purchased by Henry Walters, Paris, 1920s. Inherited by Laura Delano, after 1931; given to Walters Art Musuem, 1972.
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