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PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN COLLECTION
A RETRO GOLD, DIAMOND AND SAPPHIRE 'BALLERINA' VANITY CASE, BY VAN CLEEF & ARPELS
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A RETRO GOLD, DIAMOND AND SAPPHIRE 'BALLERINA' VANITY CASE, BY VAN CLEEF & ARPELS
Of rectangular outline, the 18k gold compact centering upon a sculpted gold ballerina, with a pear-shaped rose-cut diamond face, single-cut diamond crown, and circular-cut sapphire trimmed skirt, the top set with single-cut diamond and circular-cut sapphire accents, to the square-cut ruby pushpiece, opening to reveal a fitted mirror and powder compartment, circa 1940, 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 3/8 ins.
Signed Van Cleef & Arpels, N.Y., no. 9373
Of rectangular outline, the 18k gold compact centering upon a sculpted gold ballerina, with a pear-shaped rose-cut diamond face, single-cut diamond crown, and circular-cut sapphire trimmed skirt, the top set with single-cut diamond and circular-cut sapphire accents, to the square-cut ruby pushpiece, opening to reveal a fitted mirror and powder compartment, circa 1940, 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 3/8 ins.
Signed Van Cleef & Arpels, N.Y., no. 9373