AN UNUSUAL EARLY 20TH CENTURY GOLD CIGARETTE CASE, BY CARTIER

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AN UNUSUAL EARLY 20TH CENTURY GOLD CIGARETTE CASE, BY CARTIER
Of curved rectangular form, the polished surface with facsimile script dedication reading 'Sir Charles Cust from Woodrow Wilson December, 1918', the reverse with ruby cabochon thumb piece sliding to open the hinged lid, circa 1905, French marks for gold, 8.7cm long, maker's case
Signed Cartier Paris Londres, no.746

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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).

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Lot Essay

Sir Charles Leopold Cust, 3rd Baronet (1864-1931) was a Captain in the Royal Navy serving on HMS Minotaur, Alexandra and Thunderer and also the Equerry in Waiting to King George V. Thomas Woodrow Wilson (1856 –1924) was the 28th President of the United States and in office between 1913 and 1921. Wilson was in the midst of a European tour by December 1918 and Cust accompanied him to France on the King's behalf after his stay at Buckingham Palace. The lot is accompanied by a letter from Cartier dated 13 June 1985 stating that this cigarette case was made in France in 1905 and sold on 17 January 1919 to President Wilson.

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