Tobacco box Germany, Bielefeld, around 1954

The tobacco box for the German tobacco company Crüwell bears on its top a painted scenery of Queen Nefertiti on her chariot accompanied by three men holding fans. The Queen wears her typical crown well known from the Queen’s famous Berlin bust (Berlin Egyptian Museum 21300).

Literature concerning Gebr. Crüwell:

2005. u. H. Ziehm, Gebr. Crüwell, 1705-2005, 300 Jahre, Das Tabakhaus in Bielefeld, Bielefeld 2005.