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On display at V&A South Kensington
Jewellery, Rooms 91 to 93 mezzanine, The William and Judith Bollinger Gallery

This object consists of 2 parts, some of which may be located elsewhere.

Cigarette Case

ca. 1963 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This cigarette case was bought from Boucheron, London in May 1963 for £300 by Bettine, Lady Abingdon .In terms of luxury items the cigarette case and the vanity case became for some the successors of the gold box. In the later decades of the 20th century, the cigarette case was challenged by the damage to health caused by smoking.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cigarette Case
  • Case
Materials and techniques
Gold
Brief description
Basket-weave gold case, France, Paris, about 1963; Boucheron
Physical description
Rectangular, basket weave gold case with applied monogram of Elizabeth (Bettine), Countess of Abingdon
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.9cm
  • Width: 7.6cm
  • Depth: 1.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'MADE IN FRANCE, 5031' (Stamped)
  • 'BOUCHERON' (Engraved)
  • London 18 ct./750 import marks
Credit line
The Bettine, Lady Abingdon Collection, bequeathed by Mrs T.R.P. Hole
Summary
This cigarette case was bought from Boucheron, London in May 1963 for £300 by Bettine, Lady Abingdon .In terms of luxury items the cigarette case and the vanity case became for some the successors of the gold box. In the later decades of the 20th century, the cigarette case was challenged by the damage to health caused by smoking.
Collection
Accession number
M.162&A-1987

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Record createdApril 29, 2008
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