Auction: Fine Jewelry - 2462Location: BostonDate / Time: June 16, 2009 10:00AM
Description:
14kt Gold, Enamel, and Diamond Vanity Case,the two-color blue enamel case opening to reveal a lipstick and two compartments, baguette-cut diamond accents, 114.5 dwt, no. 870, maker's mark for Schanfein & Tamis, New York, 3 x 2 in., together with an Edwardian silver and blue enamel case, (former with enamel losses).
Estimate $2,500-3,500
Gold case bearing Cartier signatures. Cartier New York has not been able to authenticate this case. Enamel with scratches and dings, a couple of edge chips, only down to metal in one small area.