ART DECO ENAMELLED STERLING SILVER CIGARETTE CASE,stamped sterling silver 935. Square, with shaped corners; engine turned surface centered with enamelled medallion of an elegant lady smoking; gilt interior, one side inscribed "Won at Habana, Cuba, 1927, Prentice E. Edrington Jr." and flanking a crest; cabochon button fastener - 4 oz., 4 dwt.; 3 1/8 in. x 3 3/4 in. Estimate $2,000-2,500
PROVENANCE: Prentice Ellis Edrington (1889-1954), a native of New Orleans and Tulane Law School graduate, Mr. Edrington was a Washington DC attorney and U.S. District Court Judge to the Virgin Islands. He was an avid yachter and won this cigarette case at a race in Havana, Cuba as a member of the Southern Yacht Club. Then by descent through the family.
