Gold cigarette boxes of the Art Deco period are extremely collectible but they often come with a high price tag. Considering the price of gold this is not surprising. As with most Art Deco fashions, they often come with strong geometric lines. Another fashion was oriental designs.
Below are some examples and price guides of Art Deco gold cigarette boxes including a French gold and lacquer box and a Tiffany box.
A FRENCH ART DECO GOLD AND LACQUE BURGAUTÉ DOUBLE CIGARETTE BOX MOUNTED WITH NEPHRITE AND JEWELS, CARTIER, PARIS, CIRCA 1925 of “bateau” form, the pair of gold covers set with black lacquer moon-lit landscapes inlaid with mother of pearl figures, fences, plants, trees and rocks, on the left- a seated Immortal with attendant holding a peach with a deer in the corner, on the right- a scholar and attendant with flute, the angles mounted with coral cabochons in gold collets, the covers with gold-mounted ebonite rod hinges ending in coral finials, the gold body applied on both sides with an elongated arrangement of carved nephrite flowers scattered with rose diamonds, coral and onyx cabochons and rising from an onyx vase, all mounted on two ebonite blocks carved with key pattern, cedar-lined signed inside one cover in script Cartier, Paris, New York, Made in France
Sold for 162,500 USD at Sotheby’s in 2019
A 9CT GOLD PRESENTATION CIGARETTE BOX by Padgett & Braham Ltd, London 1930 Rectangular, with engine-turned engraving, wood lined, with the inscription: Presented to The Right Hon. Lord Harlech on the occcasion of his GOLDEN WEDDING 1881 – 1931 July By the members of the Oswestry and District Consevative Club, length 16.5cm, weight total 461gms.
Sold for £ 4,750 inc. premium at Bonham’s in 2017
14K GOLD TIFFANY and COMPANY CIGARETTE BOX
A beautifully made hinged box with four blue sapphires with an Art Deco decoration. 3 1/2 wide x 5/8 high x 2 15/16 inches. Marked 14K Tiffany and Co. 80.5 DWT.
Sold for $3,250 at John McInnis Auctioneers in 2020
