Cartier, an Art Deco nephrite, rock crystal, onyx, enamel and diamond poudrier box, 1920s, of

Cartier, an Art Deco nephrite, rock crystal, onyx, enamel and diamond poudrier box, 1920s, of Chinese inspiration, the box of circular cross section, the lid centring on a floral motif in black and red enamel accented with rose-cut diamonds, to a rock crystal ring handle, the underside with a mirror in a gilt silver frame, to a cylindrical box on four cuboid onyx legs, accented with rose-cut diamonds in platinum settings, the gold feet applied with red enamel, measuring 6.7 x 6.7 x 5.6cm, signed Cartier, numbered 0417, French assay marks for gold and silver gilt

Cf.: Olivier Bachet and Alain Cartier, Cartier: Exceptional Objects, Palais Royal, 2019, p. 260 and 271, for a bonbonniere and an inkwell with a similar rock crystal hoop handle, each dated circa 1925, and Sotheby's Geneva, Magnificent Jewels, 8th May 2008, lot 371, for a nephrite vase of similar inspiration by Cartier, circa 1925