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VAN CLEEF AND ARPELS. Black velvet evening bag, adorned with…
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VAN CLEEF AND ARPELS. Black velvet evening bag, adorned with…
See original version (French)
Estimate €2,000 - €3,000
Voluntary lot
Description
VAN CLEEF AND ARPELS.
Black velvet evening bag, adorned with embroidery in gold canetille metallic thread using the Indian ‘zari zardozi’ technique, and set with ruby, amethyst and peridot cabochons; black satin lining; four interior compartments including one main compartment; a double black braided handle finished with a tassel.
Signed.
1960s.
Height: 18.5 cm – Width: 15 cm – Depth: 2.5 cm
Includes
a pocket mirror lined with black leather,
a lipstick case and a 750°°° yellow gold comb (eagle’s head) crafted in a wickerwork style, with tortoiseshell teeth.
Lipstick case signed and numbered 101527, goldsmith’s hallmark illegible.
Comb signed, goldsmith’s hallmark VCA, engraved “©61 VCA B4204”.
Height of the case: 5.1 cm – Diameter: 1.8 cm
Height of the comb: 2.8 cm – Width: 12.8 cm
Gross weight of the case and comb: 47.4 g
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