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CARTIER
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description
- A jewelled gold and enamel table cigarette box
- signed 'CARTIER' and faintly numbered: 3231
- Gold, sapphires and diamonds
- 18.2cm. 7¼in. long
the lid with Mughal style motifs set with sapphires and diamonds within narrow white enamel borders, the thumbpiece further set with diamonds
Provenance
Mrs Franklyn Hutton;
Sale: Christie's, Geneva, The H. Robert Greene Collection of Art Deco, 16 November 1978, lot 510;
Acquired directly from the above.
The heiress, Edna Woolworth, first wife of Franklyn Laws Hutton (1877-1940) and mother of the celebrated socialite Barbara Woolworth Hutton, died in 1917. Franklyn Hutton's second marriage, in March 1926, was to a divorcee, Irene Curley Bodde.
Condition
Generally very good order. The base has surface wear and scratching. The hinge has been repaired. The jewelled surfaces would benefit from professional cleaning.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
For a discussion of Cartier's use of Persian and Indian styles from 1913 until the late 1930s, known to the firm as 'décoration perse' or 'arabe', see Judy Rudoe, Cartier 1900-1939, exhibition catalogue, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1997, section 5. For examples of similar motifs used by Cartier on a nephrite, gold and enamel cigar box of c. 1928 and on a gold and black enamel cigarette case of 1925, see Hans Nadelhoffer, Cartier Jewelers Extraordinary, London, 1984, pl. 40 and Gilberte Gautier, Cartier the Legend, London, 1983, p. 80.