Property of a Lady
An Art Deco Kashmiri gem-set and enamel gilt vanity case, Cartier, circa 1938
Auction Closed
March 30, 12:47 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
of rectangular form, the external surface decorated with various exotic animals, including birds and tigers hunting deer against foliating scrolls, the top set with jadeite topped by a lapis lazuli thumbpiece inset with a ruby thumbpiece, the inside with a mirror and powder compartments
15.4 by 11.3cm.
A nearly identical case, with the same jadeite and lapis lazuli thumbpiece inset with a pink sapphire collet was sold at Christie’s London, 11 July 2014, lot 1. Other similar cases also signed by Cartier and inspired by Indian enamelwork were sold at Christie’s Geneva, 21 February 2007, lot 255; Christie’s London, 8 June 2011, lot 137 and 13 June 2012, lot 161. This case is signed Cartier Cannes. Cartier opened a boutique in Cannes in 1938. For further information on how Islamic and Indian designs influenced Cartier, see the exhibition catalogue Cartier and Islamic Art. In search of modernity, London, 2021.
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