ART DECO OBJECTS From the Prince and Princess Sadruddin Aga Khan Collection.
Vanity cases, powder compacts and cigarette boxes are the backdrop for refined decorative effects, executed on the miniature surfaces. To look at, these feminine accessories are veritable masterpieces of creativity, fantasy and technique. Made from gold or platinum, they are enriched with precious stones and gemstones, and covered in mother-of-pearl, enamel or lacquer. (x)
The Myth of the East. CHINESE INFLUENCE:
1) 1927 Cigarette Case by Cartier Paris.
2) 1928 Poppy Vanity Case by Janesich, Manufactured by Strauss, Allard and Meyer, Paris.
3) 1930 Koi and Dragon Compact by Cartier Paris.
4) 1927 Dragon and the Pearl Vanity Case by Cartier with mosaic by Vladimir Makovsky, Paris.
5) 1928 Mountain Landscape Vanity Case by Boucheron Paris.
6) 1929 Vanity Case by Black, Starr and Frost Mosaic probably by Vladimir Makovsky.
7) 1925 Panther Vanity Case by Cartier Paris.