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SOLD FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE DODI AL FAYED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF WINDSOR'S ART DECO SILVER CIGARETTE CASE
細節
THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF WINDSOR'S ART DECO SILVER CIGARETTE CASE
Of rectangular outline, the fluted silver case with a pushpiece etched with the initials 'W. E.' entwined, opening to reveal a polished interior, (inside upper lid inscribed "Vienna 20-2-35 W-E, Wien 17-9-35, Alle guten Dinge sind drei, 3x3/3x3/36--Wien"), circa 1935, 3 x 2¾ x ½ ins.
Of rectangular outline, the fluted silver case with a pushpiece etched with the initials 'W. E.' entwined, opening to reveal a polished interior, (inside upper lid inscribed "Vienna 20-2-35 W-E, Wien 17-9-35, Alle guten Dinge sind drei, 3x3/3x3/36--Wien"), circa 1935, 3 x 2¾ x ½ ins.
來源
From the Duke and Duchess of Windsor's home in the Bois de Boulogne
Sold Sotheby's Geneva, 2-3 April 1987, lot 223
Sold Sotheby's Geneva, 2-3 April 1987, lot 223
出版
John Culme and Nicholas Rayner, "The Jewels of the Duchess of Windsor", Rizzoli, New York, 1987, page 90
更多詳情
The translation of the inscription on the inner lid reads "All good things come in threes." The third entity refers to their dog, a Cairn puppy named "Slipper", a present from the Duke at Christmas in 1934