Live Auction 16270The Collector: English and European 18th and 19th Century Furniture, Ceramics, Silver & Works of Art
A GOLD AND DIAMOND VANITY CASE
Lot 50 Property of a Lady

A GOLD AND DIAMOND VANITY CASE

BY CARTIER, CIRCA 1950

Closed23 October 2018

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USD 6,875

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A GOLD AND DIAMOND VANITY CASE
BY CARTIER, CIRCA 1950
Of rectangular form, with an overlapping scallop pattern and a diamond thumbpiece, opening to reveal a fitted mirror, powder compartment, hair comb, and lipstick holder, marked to top right of interior Cartier, Paris, no. 04068, with French import mark and maker's marks

4 ½ in. (11.5 cm.) wide

The Collection of Helene Arpel, Christie's, New York; 14 December 2006, lot 318
The Collection of Caroline Ryan Foulke, Christie's, New York, 2 December 1987, lot 658.