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A hardstone cigarette case with enamelled gold mounts, Spadaro, French, circa 1930

Lot Closed

May 26, 03:02 PM GMT

Estimate

4,000 - 6,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

A hardstone cigarette case with enamelled gold mounts, Spadaro, French

circa 1930


rectangular with rounded corners, the lid decorated with a gold abstract geometric openwork band, centred with a circular red enamel plaque with quatrefoil gold decoration in a locket frame, the trapezoid clasp set with a garnet cabochon, maker's mark,post-1919 French control mark

8cm., 3 1/8 in. wide

The maker's mark SA in a horizontal lozenge with an oar ('une rame') in between, is recorded as the mark for the French company Spadaro, 'Les Rames', 47310 Laplume (Poinçons des Bijouterie, Dictionnaire, Paris, 1973).