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Vanity case

Vanity case

  • Place of origin:

    Paris, France (made)

  • Date:

    ca. 1926 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Lacloche Frères (maker)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Gold, with black-stained jadeite and black-backed chalcedony; the lid set with rose- and brilliant-cut diamonds, lapis lazuli, turquoise, malachite, rhodonite, mother-of-pearl and pearl

  • Credit Line:

    Bequeathed by Miss J.H.G. Gollan

  • Museum number:

    M.24-1976

  • Gallery location:

    Jewellery, room 91 mezzanine, case 68, shelf C, box 2

  • Image in copyright

Jewelled vanity cases were popular accessories during the 1920s, an indication of the wider acceptability of women wearing make-up in the years after the First World War (and of their even applying it in public). This case contains two compartments for powder and rouge, a central detachable lip-stick holder, and a mirror inside the lid.

Physical description

[Vanity case] Gold, with black-stained jadeite and black-backed chalcedony; the lid set with rose- and brilliant-cut diamonds, lapis lazuli, turquoise, malachite, rhodonite, mother-of-pearl and pearl
[Case] Rectangular box covered in navy leather with gold decoration and retailer's address. The inside lined with orange velvet, the lid with cream satin bearing the retailer's stamp.

Place of Origin

Paris, France (made)

Date

ca. 1926 (made)

Artist/maker

Lacloche Frères (maker)

Materials and Techniques

Gold, with black-stained jadeite and black-backed chalcedony; the lid set with rose- and brilliant-cut diamonds, lapis lazuli, turquoise, malachite, rhodonite, mother-of-pearl and pearl

Marks and inscriptions

LACLOCHE FRERES. PARIS
Oval stamp with 'LFe'; maker's mark 'SAM' or 'SMA' with blurred device; Paris warranty marks for 1847 onwards.
London import marks for 18 carat gold, 1926-7, sponsor's mark 'GF'.

Dimensions

Length: 8.3 cm, Width: 4.8 cm

Descriptive line

Gold, with black-stained jadeite and black-backed chalcedony; the lid set with rose- and brilliant-cut diamonds, lapis lazuli, turquoise, malachite, rhodonite, mother-of-pearl and pearl, Lacloche Frères, Paris, about 1926

Exhibition History

Art Deco

Materials

Gold; Diamond; Pearl; Mother-of-pearl; Chalcedony; Turquoise; Lapis lazuli; Malachite; Jadeite; Rhodonite

Subjects depicted

Floral patterns

Categories

Jewellery; Accessories

Collection code

MET

Qr_O73167
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