An American silver and hardstone box, Marie Zimmerman, New York, circa 1925

on four ivorine ball feet, with three-compartment interior, the cover with silver-plated finial centered by a lapis lazuli scarab and green stone bead accents

minor dings/creases throughout, otherwise good condition; please note that the original ivory feet were replaced with ivorine
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Egyptian motifs can be found on a number of Marie Zimmermann's tabletop and jewelry pieces. Both the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Brooklyn Museum had amassed extensive collections of Egyptian art, which served as design resources for Zimmermann. One of her most notable works, the Egyptian Box, circa 1910-20, is a carved wood, mixed metal, and hardstone box now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It shares a number of similarities with the present box, including the carved ivory ball feet (now replaced on the offered box), the cabochon hardstones, and the geometric silver bands of the hinges relate to the construction of the finial.