A JEWELLED 18 CT GOLD CIGARETTE CASE, CARTIER, PARIS, CIRCA 1950

A JEWELLED 18 CT GOLD CIGARETTE CASE, CARTIER, PARIS, CIRCA 1950

rectangular, the ends with three rows of square-cut rubies, the lid, side and base reeded, slightly protruding ruby-set thumbpiece, the inside of the lid engraved with the cipher of H.R.H. The Princess Margaret, signed: 'Cartier Paris', serial number: OC197, maker's mark, post-1919 French control mark, with a certificate of provenance from Kensington Palace
8cm., 3 1/8. in. wide
120 gr., 4 oz.
(2)

Condition Report:
overall in very good order; a few light surface scratches throuhgout, a very small dent on the side, commensurate with age and use.

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Provenance:
H.R.H. The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon

Christie's London, Silver, Furniture and Works of Art from the Collection of H.R.H. The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, 14 June 2006, lot 341