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AN ART DECO DIAMOND, LACQUER AND IVORY CIGARETTE CASE
Lot 161 VARIOUS PROPERTIES

AN ART DECO DIAMOND, LACQUER AND IVORY CIGARETTE CASE

Closed8 June 2011

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GBP 6,500

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AN ART DECO DIAMOND, LACQUER AND IVORY CIGARETTE CASE
Of rounded rectangular form, the red lacquer case decorated with a central circular-shaped panel of 'Shou' design, mounted with rose-cut diamond accents to the diamond and cabochon sapphire-set thumb piece, and gold and blue enamel hinges, the lid opening to reveal an ivory interior, circa 1925, with French assay marks for gold
Thumb piece with maker's mark for Strauss Allard & Meyer

Specialist note

Strauss, Allard et Meyer (Place des Vosges) were one of the most successful of the Parisian Art Deco workshops, specialising in vanity cases, many of which were in the chinoiserie style, commissioned by such firms as Van Cleef and Arpels, Cartier and Lacloche.