BOUCHERON, Années 1940-1950 - Lot 71

BOUCHERON, Années 1940-1950 Rectangular beauty set in grooved silver 800 thousandths, the lid adorned with a pierced plate in pink gold 750 thousandths decorated with chased flowers and foliage, some pistils set with round cabochon rubies. Dark mirror interior opening with two flaps, including two compartments - one for powder and one for blush - a lipstick case (incomplete), a gadrooned tube containing a mini-cigarette smoker and a small blonde tortoiseshell comb. Gilded metal clasp. Signed "BOUCHERON PARIS". French work, diamond and square hallmarks by Atelier HELLUIN ET MATTLINGER. Silver hallmarks (boar) and mixed gold and silver hallmarks (eagle and boar). Dimensions: 8.5x13x2cm. P. Gross weight: 521.2 g. Accompanied by its original Boucheron case and a black grosgrain pouch with twisted handle and envelope pocket on the back, to carry the set as an evening bag. Bibliography : - NÉRET Gilles, Boucheron, Le Joaillier du Temps, Conti, Edita Lausanne, 1992, p. 136 for a similar model with a watch clasp. - BOUCHERON - La capture de l'éclat, Editions Cercle d'Art, La Collection, 2005, illustration 77 showing a similar model in yellow gold and a Boucheron advertisement published in 1942.