Caption

Cigarette case, scrap - purchase; Art Nouveau; bats; tobacco accessories. Rectangular cigarette case with rounded corners and a decoration on the lid in the shape of a flying bat. On the reverse, an engraved, tied Cyrillic monogram WAP and a facsimile of donors' signatures and the date 29 June 1913. Early 20th century, Russia. Height 7.5 cm; width 10.1 cm; weight 160 g., A rectangular metallic object with a raised sculptural design on its top surface, showing a textured, flowing form that resembles layered, curved elements and smooth ridges; the object has slightly beveled corners and a small cylindrical protrusion along one long edge. The visible colors are shades of silver and gray with darker gray shadows and subtle highlights.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A09_381

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Rights managed

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33.9Mb (945.0Kb) / 11.5in x 11.5in / 3444 x 3444 (300dpi)

Keywords

Cigarette case scrap - purchase Art Nouveau bats tobacco accessories Rectangular cigarette case rounded corners decoration lid shape flying bat reverse engraved tied Cyrillic monogram WAP facsimile donors signatures date 29 June 1913 Early 20th century Russia Height 7.5 cm width 10.1 cm weight 160 g rectangular metallic object raised sculptural design top surface showing textured flowing form resembles layered curved elements smooth ridges object slightly beveled corners small cylindrical protrusion long edge visible colors shades silver gray darker gray shadows subtle highlights.