Dunhill Cigarette Box

Art Deco shagreen cigarette box with Ivory edging and finger plate by Dunhill, London.

The interior is is lined in cedar wood.

Truly fantastic colour and high quality workmanship typical of Dunhill luxurious items.

Shagreen is a leather made from sharkskin or the skin of a Stingray. This type of Shagreen was first made popular by Jean-Claude Galluchat (d1774) a master leather worker in the Court of Louis XV in France. It became a fashion amongst the French aristocracy and later throughout Europe. Shagreen is derived from the French word “Chagrin”.