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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
 
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.