Details
A FINE MOTHER-OF-PEARL, CABOCHON GEM-SET, LAPIS LAZULI AND GOLD VANITY CASE, CARTIER
Of rectangular outline in 18K gold, the lid set with an inlaid mother-of-pearl, abalone shell and soapstone floral plaque, with cabochon ruby, sapphire and amethyst accents, within a lapis lazuli mosaic surround, with a rose-cut diamond pushpiece, opening to reveal a screen-covered powder well, a lipstick holder and a mirror, the case bottom bearing the initials GRM, with French hallmarks (mirror cracked), circa 1940, gross weight (including mirror)--4.30 ozs., 2½ x 1¾ x 3/8 ins.
Signed by Cartier, France
Of rectangular outline in 18K gold, the lid set with an inlaid mother-of-pearl, abalone shell and soapstone floral plaque, with cabochon ruby, sapphire and amethyst accents, within a lapis lazuli mosaic surround, with a rose-cut diamond pushpiece, opening to reveal a screen-covered powder well, a lipstick holder and a mirror, the case bottom bearing the initials GRM, with French hallmarks (mirror cracked), circa 1940, gross weight (including mirror)--4.30 ozs., 2½ x 1¾ x 3/8 ins.
Signed by Cartier, France
Provenance
Formerly the property of Andy Warhol