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| Click image to enlarge Cigarette Case Shagreen, metal and silk France, 1879 The Victoria & Albert Museum |
With the fashion of smoking on the rise for gentlemen at the end of the Nineteenth Century, jewelers created luxurious cigarette cases. Usually, these were made of precious metals, but sometimes, a case would be covered in an unusual material. This case was made of shagreen (sharkskin) which has been artificially colored. The case is lined with purple watered silk. It was made in France for sale at Howell and James’ shop in Regent Square, London.
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