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A RETRO RUBY AND GOLD POWDER COMPACT, BY BOUCHERON AND A RETRO RUBY AND DIAMOND PILL BOX, BY CARTIER
The gold guilloché rectangular case decorated with gold scrolls and ruby detail, a concealed pushpiece to the side, opening to reveal a mirror to the lid and a powder compartment, 1940s, 6.9 x 6.7 cm, with French assay mark for gold, in a black suede fitted pouch; the gold guilloché circular case with hoop handle and ruby detail, 1940s, diameter 3.1 cm, with British assay marks
Signed Boucheron Paris (compact) and Cartier London (pill box), no. 79.721 and 1259 (compact) (2)
The gold guilloché rectangular case decorated with gold scrolls and ruby detail, a concealed pushpiece to the side, opening to reveal a mirror to the lid and a powder compartment, 1940s, 6.9 x 6.7 cm, with French assay mark for gold, in a black suede fitted pouch; the gold guilloché circular case with hoop handle and ruby detail, 1940s, diameter 3.1 cm, with British assay marks
Signed Boucheron Paris (compact) and Cartier London (pill box), no. 79.721 and 1259 (compact) (2)
Special Notice
Items which contain rubies or jadeite originating in Burma (Myanmar) may not be imported into the U.S. Please be advised that a purchasers inability to import any such item into the U.S. or any other country shall not constitute
grounds for non-payment or cancellation of the sale.
With respect to items that contain any other types of gemstones originating
in Burma (e.g., sapphires), such items may be imported into the U.S.,
provided that the gemstones have been mounted or incorporated into jewellery outside of Burma and provided that the setting is not of a temporary nature (e.g., a string).