Property of a Lady
A FRENCH GOLD VANITY BOX
MARK OF CARTIER, PARIS, 20TH CENTURY
Details
A FRENCH GOLD VANITY BOX
MARK OF CARTIER, PARIS, 20TH CENTURY
In rectangular form, the sides engine-turned and with diamond-mounted thumbpiece, opening to reveal a fitted mirror, powder compartment, hair comb, and lipstick holder, marked to top right of interior Cartier, Paris, 04588, with French assay mark
4 ½ in. (11.5 cm.) wide
MARK OF CARTIER, PARIS, 20TH CENTURY
In rectangular form, the sides engine-turned and with diamond-mounted thumbpiece, opening to reveal a fitted mirror, powder compartment, hair comb, and lipstick holder, marked to top right of interior Cartier, Paris, 04588, with French assay mark
4 ½ in. (11.5 cm.) wide
Provenance
The Collection of Helene Arpel, Christie's, New York, 14 December 2006, lot 299.