Live Auction 1393Magnificent Jewels & The Archduke Joseph Diamond
A BELLE EPOQUE NEPHRITE, RUBY AND DIAMOND CIGARETTE CASE, BY CARTIER
Lot 286 THE PROPERTY OF A LADY

A BELLE EPOQUE NEPHRITE, RUBY AND DIAMOND CIGARETTE CASE, BY CARTIER

Closed13 November 2012

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CHF 32,500

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A BELLE EPOQUE NEPHRITE, RUBY AND DIAMOND CIGARETTE CASE, BY CARTIER
The rectangular-shaped nephrite case decorated with ruby and diamond clasp and hinges, mounted in platinum and gold, circa 1913, 9.2 cm, with French assay marks for platinum
Signed Cartier Paris Londres New York, no. 4515

Specialist note

Cf. H. Nadelhoffer, Cartier, Thames & Hudson, London, 2007, p. 200, no. 252 for a cigarette case of similar design.

La Collection Cartier: Objets Précieux, Flammarion, Paris, 2011, p. 67 for a cigarette case of similar design.