14th Nov, 2014 9:00 GMT/BST
Autumn Fine Art Sale
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A Minaudière, by Van Cleef & Arpels, for Asprey, the oblong case set with rose cut diamonds to the
Styptor, an alloy of silver and pewter, was used in the late 1930's and 1940's.The inspiration for the Minaudière, one of Van Cleef and Arpels' notable contributions to the history of jewellery design, allegedly came from a meeting between Frances Gould and Charles Arpels. Gould, having left the house in a hurry, put her make-up etc into a metal Lucky Strike cigarette case - the Minaudière was born! (Minaudière - from the verb to simper)
Sold for £550
Estimated at £600 - £900
This is in reasonable condition. There are missing components as mentioned. The black carrying case is quite worn. It is stamped 'LA MINAUDIERE DE VANCLEEF & ARPELS', 'SPECIALLY MADE FOR ASPREY', and in several place it is stamped 'STYPTOR' and 'METAL'. It is numbered '42911'. The black carrying case has an internal label marked 'ASPREY LONDON'. The approximate qualities of the diamonds are; caratweight 3.00, colour I/J/K, clarity SI2/I1/I2. Gross weight 826.6 grams. CR made 1st August 2014
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