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MARK OF JACQUES CARTIER, LONDON, 1940
Lot 331: PRINCESS MARGARET'S ROYAL CHRISTMAS PRESENT
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Christie's
June 14, 2006
London, United Kingdom
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Description
A GEORGE V GEM-SET GOLD CIGARETTE-CASE
MARK OF JACQUES CARTIER, LONDON, 1940
Oblong, with reeded cover and base and plain sides, with a square cut sapphire thumbpiece, the inside engraved with a facsimilie script presentation inscription, marked inside and on cover, the rim further engraved 'CARTIER LONDON', contained in a gilt-tooled red leather case labelled 'CARTIER PARIS 53 Rue de la Paix LONDON 115 New Bond Street NEW YORK 653 5 t h Avenue'
3 1/8 in. (80 mm.) wide
gross weight 2.5 oz. (84 gr.)
The inscription reads 'To Margaret from her very devoted Papa GR Christmas 1949.'
Artist or Maker
MARK OF JACQUES CARTIER, LONDON, 1940
Provenance
Given to H.R.H. The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon by her father King George VI, Christmas 1949.
Notes
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Silver, Furniture and Works of Art from the Collection of H.R.H. The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
byChristie's
June 14, 2006, 12:00 AM EST
London, United Kingdom
