A GROUP OF ART DECO ENAMEL CASES

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FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE CHRISTIAN FISCHBACHER Christian H. Fischbacher (1913-2006) was a Swiss national with entrepreneurial interests taking him to New York in the late 1930s. In 1953, he returned to Switzerland and, continuing a family tradition, assembled an exceptional collection of art. A significant collection of works by Giovanni Segantini is exhibited in the Segantini Museum in St. Moritz, which had been Fischbacher's second home, where he participated in his beloved skeleton races. In 1948, he was a member of the Swiss Olympic team and later appointed Honorary Life President of the Cresta Club in St. Moritz. Four further cases by Cartier from the collection will be offered in the Important Jewellery sale at Christie's King Street on 13 June.

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A GROUP OF ART DECO ENAMEL CASES
Comprising: a silver, black, egg shell pattern and red enamel rectangular cigarette case, the front with geometric design decoration, Glasgow import mark 1930; a plated black and red striped enamel cigarette case, the front with egg shell pattern enamel triangular decoration, circa 1925; a French black enamel rectangular cigarette case with red enamel geometric decoration, circa 1925, French marks; a base metal and black enamel oval powder compact, the lid with red enamel flash decoration, the interior with mirror, circa 1925; and a French, silver gilt and black enamel match book case with red enamel decoration, London import mark 1927

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