A nine carat gold and sapphire set cigarette box
By Cartier, London 1947
Rectangular with rounded sides, the cover engraved with a crest and set with six square-cut sapphires on unusual lozenge mounts, the swivelling clasp with a further two sapphires and chanelled ropetwist decoration, length 8.5cm, weight 115gms.
Rectangular with rounded sides, the cover engraved with a crest and set with six square-cut sapphires on unusual lozenge mounts, the swivelling clasp with a further two sapphires and chanelled ropetwist decoration, length 8.5cm, weight 115gms.
Estimate:
£10,000 - 15,000
€12,000 - 18,000
US$ 15,000 - 23,000
€12,000 - 18,000
US$ 15,000 - 23,000
Footnotes
- Provenance: The Estate Sale of Her Imperial Highness the Princess Soraya Esfandiary Bakhtiary, wife of the last Shah of Iran, Beaussant and Lefèvre, Paris, 2002, ex-lot 180.
The crest is that of PAHLAVI.
Category: Decorative Arts / Silver
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