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Cigar chest Walnut, cedar, silvering, and bronze; 27.5 x 38.5 x 26.5 cm, designed by Charles-Guillaume Diehl, sculpted by Emmanuel Frémiet, c. 1867–c. 1875 Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam |
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Trapezoidal cigar box,
decorated on all four sides with silver-plated metal motifs
featuring dragons, snakes, and salamanders. The bottom edge widens,
with circles at the corners, and a silver-plated frame. The top
features scalloped silver-plated details that form a cross across
the lid. In the centre of this is a knob in the shape of animal
heads. |
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