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Gold boxes at Hillwood. (Hillwood Museum & Gardens).
The collection of gold boxes and objects of vertu (1) at Hillwood testifies to the sustained interest of Marjorie Merriweather Post (seep. 82, Pl. I) in precious objects with historical associations. She began buying French examples in the 1920s, and they form the core of her collection. She continued to acquire gold boxes, notably those made by the firm of Peter Carl Faberge and even modern works by Cartier. Edith Wharton (1862-1932) defined the accumulation of bibelots as "the voluptuousness of acquiring things one might do without," (2) and in this she identifies the ultimate allure these small creations may have had for collectors, including Marjorie Post.
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Source: HighBeam Research, Gold boxes at Hillwood. (Hillwood Museum & Gardens).