STRAUSS, ALLARD & MEYER, French Art Deco work - Lot 83

STRAUSS, ALLARD & MEYER, French Art Deco work Circular, domed, double-compartment box in 925-milliliter silver highlighted by a Japanese lacquer frieze with hira maki-e decoration of insects, salamander and snail. Hinged opening, red and black lacquered lids darkened with mirrors, compartments vermeiled. Inside numbered "17735" and "17738". French title mark (sanglier) and English import marks (London). Diamond hallmark of the STRAUSS, ALLARD & MEYER workshop. Diameter: 4.4cm. Height: 3.1cm. P. Gross weight: 72.4g. (Cracks, small chips in the lacquer). During the Art Deco period, the Atelier Strauss, Allard & Meyer, specialized in objets de vertu, worked for many of the Maisons on the Rue de la Paix and Place Vendôme, creating sets for Cartier, Janesich, Lacloche Frères and Van Cleef & Arpels, among others. Lacquer and enamel work was one of their specialties. Their workshop was a must, with up to eighty case makers. Bibliography : - GLORIEUX, Guillaume (dir.), Objets Précieux Art Déco, Thames & Hudson, 2017. - MOUILLEFARINE, L. and RISTELHUEBER, V., Lacloche Joailliers, Editions Norma, L'Ecole des Arts Joailliers, 2019.