ART DECO GOLD, TORTOISE SHELL AND SUEDE CLUTCH BAG, CARTIER-PARIS
Lot 632
2 6002 800
Rectangular outline in black suede, with a 18K gold clasp surmounted by a square pyramidal blond tortoise shell.
The clasp opens with a « swing » movement, by moving it first to one side then to the other side. Black leather mirror inside.
Signed on the inside « Cartier Made in France » and numbered 3236
Maker's mark Paul Pillard
French assay mark Eagle's head for 18K gold
Dimensions: 23 x 16 cm
In original fitted Cartier case
Circa 1935
With expertise N° BC2007-3 by O. Bachet and A. Cartier
This clutch bag was made by the Pillard workshop, located in the second arrondissement, one of the traditional goldsmith's production districts in Paris.