Jewellery, Watches and Objects of Vertu to include the personal archive of Louis Osman, goldsmith and architect

A French early 20th century gold vanity case/minaudière, the rectangular case with diagonal banding to the exterior, enclosing two hinged lidded compartments to one side and a hinged mirrored compartment to the other side, inset to the back with an ivory panel, and opening to reveal a further compartment with sprung pierced decorated clip, the spine of the case inset with a compartment for a slim pencil, with four ruby cabochon thumbpieces, eagle’s head guarantee mark and physician’s head mark (guarantee standard mark for minimum fineness of 750) in hexagonal punch, the case with scrollwork mount and suspended from gold belcher-link chain with ring bolt clasp, with stamped eagle’s head guarantee mark, case length 8.5cm (excluding scroll mounting). £3500-4000

Please note that ivory is covered by CITES legislation and may be subject to import /export and other trade restrictions.