Cigarette case with box

Manufacturer Templier

ca. 1929

Not on view

Like many jewelers of his time, Raymond Templier was born into a tradition of jewelry making. His grandfather, Charles, founded the firm of Templier in Paris in 1849. Raymond was not interested in traditional jewelry making; instead, he valued form over precious materials. Inspired by Cubism, the interlocking forms combine silver, eggshell, and lacquer. As an artist-jeweler, Templier’s designs translate the avant-garde movements of his time into jewelry and objects. As a founding member of the Union des Artistes Modernes (UAM), he helped modernize European design. Other notable members included Eileen Gray, Gérard Sandoz, Sonia Delaunay, Le Corbusier, and Charlotte Perriand. The group of architects and designers innovated design practices through the use of new forms, materials, and techniques.

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Title: Cigarette case with box
Designer: Raymond Templier (French, Paris 1891–1968 Paris)
Manufacturer: Templier (1849–1968)
Date: ca. 1929
Medium: Silver, lacquer and cloth
Dimensions: 2021.54.50a (cigarette case): 1/2 × 5 × 3 1/2 in., 0.5 lb. (1.3 × 12.7 × 8.9 cm, 0.2 kg)
2021.54.50b (box): 1 1/4 × 4 1/2 × 6 in., 0.2 lb. (3.2 × 11.4 × 15.2 cm, 0.1 kg)
Classification: Silver
Credit Line: Gift of Jacqueline Loewe Fowler, 2020
Object Number: 2021.54.50a, b
Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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