Object
1929Cigarette case
The flat, rectangular form characteristic of a cigarette case makes it an ideal vehicle for a geometric Art Deco design. Gérard Sandoz was a Parisian jewellery designer whose stark, linear style was highly influential. He was one of the founders of the Union des Artistes Modernes in 1930 - an organisation which drew inspiration from the strong, simple forms of machinery, and championed the use in jewellery of materials that were neither precious nor rare.
Cigarette case · Paris · ca. 1929. Enamelled silver, lacquer and eggshell. By Gérard Sandoz. Victoria and Albert Museum, London.