CABINET DE CURIOSITÉ, A COLLECTION FORMED BY A PROMINENT NEW YORK STYLIST
AN ANTIQUE SEED PEARL, DIAMOND, SAPPHIRE, AND 18K YELLOW GOLD CARNET DE BAL
CIRCA 1920
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AN ANTIQUE SEED PEARL, DIAMOND, SAPPHIRE, AND 18K YELLOW GOLD CARNET DE BAL
CIRCA 1920
The case opening to reveal a mirror, powder and accessories compartments, suspended from a seed pearl and diamond boule surmounted and oval-link chain, and with removable gold pencil, No. 49453, maker's mark 'CH' flanking a triangle, marked 750
3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm.) long, the case
Lot Essay
Carnet de bal were intended for ladies to note down the names of prospective dancing partners or sequence of dances to ensue at a party or ball.