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US$7,000-8,200
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AN ART DECO GOLD, LACQUE BURGAUTE AND TORTOISE-SHELL CIGARETTE CASE, BY CARTIER
The cover and base of the square case inlaid with lacquered mother-of-pearl floral and foliate plaques against a black lacquer background, centrally enhanced with a rose-cut diamond, the sides engraved with striding dragon motifs to the coral pushpiece opening to reveal a tortoise-shell lined compartment, circa 1925, 8.0 x 8.0 x 1.5 cm., with French assay marks
Signed Cartier, Paris, Londres, New York
The cover and base of the square case inlaid with lacquered mother-of-pearl floral and foliate plaques against a black lacquer background, centrally enhanced with a rose-cut diamond, the sides engraved with striding dragon motifs to the coral pushpiece opening to reveal a tortoise-shell lined compartment, circa 1925, 8.0 x 8.0 x 1.5 cm., with French assay marks
Signed Cartier, Paris, Londres, New York