Sté LINZELER - MARCHAK - Lot 105

Sté LINZELER - MARCHAK Delicate and rare rectangular cut-edge beauty box in slightly worn 800 thousandths silver and two-tone lacquer, the hinged lid decorated with a Japanese miniature in mother-of-pearl and gold marquetry depicting a winter scene by a lake with 2 fishermen against a mountain background. The vermeil interior contains a mirror and a compartment for a compact and lipstick. Circa 1925. Signed and numbered. Gross weight: 108.70 g. Dim: 8.2 x 4.3 x 1.1 cm. SAM hallmark for Strauss, Allard & Meyer on case back. Sté Allard & Meyer: designer of boxes and vanity cases for René Boivin, Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels,... Biblio: Dictionnaire des Joailliers, bijoutiers et orfèvres en France de 1850 à nos jours, by Remi Verlet, Éditions Gallimard - L'École des Arts Joailliers.