18 karat gold and sapphire cigarette box, Cartier, Paris, circa 1940 The hinged rectangular box engine-turned in a woven pattern, the sides outlined in calibré-cut sapphires, the thumbpiece set with a baguette sapphire, weighing approximately 104 dwts., 3 by 2¼ inches, signed Cartier, numbered 63545 and 04185, French assay marks, 1 sapphire missing; together with a cigarette case and matching compact of white and pink metal, circa 1930, the sides decorated with panels of black onyx, 5 by 3 inches and 3½ by 3 inches respectively, both stamped Evans, one onyx segment missing. Compact not illustrated.
18 karat gold and sapphire cigarette box, Cartier, Paris, circa 1940 The hinged rectangular box engine-turned in a woven pattern, the sides outlined in calibré-cut sapphires, the thumbpiece set with a baguette sapphire, weighing approximately 104 dwts., 3 by 2¼ inches, signed Cartier, numbered 63545 and 04185, French assay marks, 1 sapphire missing; together with a cigarette case and matching compact of white and pink metal, circa 1930, the sides decorated with panels of black onyx, 5 by 3 inches and 3½ by 3 inches respectively, both stamped Evans, one onyx segment missing. Compact not illustrated.
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