Bespoke tobacco case designed by Josef Hoffmann and executed by the Wiener Werkstätte for the Viennese industrialist Otto Primavesi, 1912. Gold, lapis lazuli, pearl, turquoise, coral, opal, carnelian and other semi-precious stones. Loaned to the Neue Galerie [1400×1742]
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Imagine the circles of hell the employees of this industrialist suffered in to generate so much excess wealth he had to bling his ciggy case.
I didn’t know I needed this – but I need this. Exquisite beyond description!