A MULTI-GEM AND GOLD VANITY CASE, BY FULCO DI VERDURA

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A MULTI-GEM AND GOLD VANITY CASE, BY FULCO DI VERDURA
The rectangular box entirely covered by vari-cut brown, green and yellow olivines, tourmalines, citrines, and beryl, opening to reveal a fitted mirror, two covered compartments and a lipstick holder, mounted in 14k gold, circa 1940, 2 3/8 x 3¾ x 1 1/8 ins.
Signed Verdura

Provenance

Verdura, 16 December 1940, $1,250

Special notice

Christie's is selling all lots in this sale as agent for an organization which holds a State of New York Exempt Organization certificate. Seller explicitly reserves all trademark and trade name rights and rights of privacy and publicity in the name and image of Doris Duke. No buyer of any property in this sale will acquire any right to use the Doris Duke name or image. Seller further explicitly reserves all copyright rights in designs or other copyrightable works included in the property offered for sale. No buyer of any property in the sale will acquire the rights to reproduce, distribute copies of, or prepare derivative works of such designs or copyrightable works.

Lot Essay

Doris Duke instructed Verdura to unset the olivines on the original case, add a new gold case and a special jeweled outer case. The original case cost $1,250, the cost of the work was $2,950 totalling $4,495 including tax.

This case is a typical objet d' art Verdura enjoyed creating. He designed more than twenty cigarette cases for his longtime friends Cole and Linda Porter. Linda commissioned the cases for Cole to celebrate the openings of his shows. The cases, both luxurious and practical, were jeweled works of art.

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