Art Deco Gold Cigarette Case - Antonio Scotti

SCOTTI, Antonio (1866-1936) – AN ART DECO GOLD CIGARETTE CASE

Designed with an engine turned exterior with polished gold stripes to the beveled edges, and applied with initials AS, all in 14K gold. circa 1930. Measuring approximately 4½ x 3 inches (11.30 x 7.50 cm)

Provenance: Antonio Scotti – purchased for the Metropolitan Opera Guild by Mrs Byford Ryan, Mrs. O'Donnell Hoover, and Mr. Francis Goelet (minutes of the Metropolitan Opera Guild's Memorabilia Committe for 1961-1962).

 

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