Gold and Sapphire Cigarette Case, Cartier, Paris
Gold and Sapphire Cigarette Case, Cartier, Paris
18 kt., the rectangular ribbed box of twisted rope motif, centering an engraved royal crest, with thumbpiece of 4 rectangular-cut sapphires, interior facsimile 'To a very patiente friend, Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, Nov. 5, 1968', signed Cartier, Paris, no. 012051, with maker's mark and French assay mark, ap. 126.7 dwts. 3 3/4 x 3 x 5/8 inches.
C Estate of Janine Metz
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Gold and Sapphire Cigarette Case, Cartier, Paris
18 kt., the rectangular ribbed box of twisted rope motif, centering an engraved royal crest, with thumbpiece of 4 rectangular-cut sapphires, interior facsimile 'To a very patiente friend, Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, Nov. 5, 1968', signed Cartier, Paris, no. 012051, with maker's mark and French assay mark, ap. 126.7 dwts. 3 3/4 x 3 x 5/8 inches.
C Estate of Janine Metz