THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
AN ART DECO GEM-SET AND ENAMEL VANITY CASE, BY CARTIER
Details
AN ART DECO GEM-SET AND ENAMEL VANITY CASE, BY CARTIER
Of rectangular outline, the blue enamel case with cabochon emerald, 18K gold and blue enamel zig-zag and column detail and borders, the cover applied with a jade, red coral and sapphire vase containing a gem-set bouquet, the buff-top sapphire push-piece opening to reveal a fitted mirror, a lipstick and a powder compartment, circa 1925, 8.0 x 5.0 x 1.5 cm., with French assay marks
Signed by Cartier, Paris Londres New-York, no. 01140
Of rectangular outline, the blue enamel case with cabochon emerald, 18K gold and blue enamel zig-zag and column detail and borders, the cover applied with a jade, red coral and sapphire vase containing a gem-set bouquet, the buff-top sapphire push-piece opening to reveal a fitted mirror, a lipstick and a powder compartment, circa 1925, 8.0 x 5.0 x 1.5 cm., with French assay marks
Signed by Cartier, Paris Londres New-York, no. 01140
Provenance
According to family tradition, this vanity case was purchased in 1928 by the Duchess de Talleyrand-Perigord