John Jesse – The Pursuit of Style

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Lot 156
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JR, Austrian, after a design by Alphonse Mucha

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Description

  • A silver and enamel Cigarette case
  • maker's mark
  • 9cm.;
  • 3 1/2in.
the enamelled decoration based on Mucha's 1898 poster `Job'

Literature

Mucha designed two posters for Job cigarette papers (see also lot 158).  For the original poster design, see: Sarah Mucha, Alphonse Mucha, Czech Republic, 2000, p. 51.