Details
Comprising:
Two matchbox covers applied with diamond, ruby, and emerald-set enamel paisley motifs, engraved with initials ALA on undersides, marked 14K
A matchbox cover applied with an Art Deco style jade, diamond and onyx plaque, engraved Martha Warmack, Dec 25, 1948, marked 14K
Two plain matchbox covers engraved with initials MSW, marked Cartier 14K
A rectangular pill box applied with a jadeite, ruby, sapphire, and diamond songbird, engraved on the underside Annie Laurie Crawford Dec 25 1947, marked VAN CLEEF & ARPELS NY 18K and numbered 10797
A rectangular pill box applied with a diamond, sapphire, and emerald-set church, engraved on the interior Annie Laurie Aug 17 1943, marked 14K
238 in. (6 cm.) long, the Art Deco matchbox cover
6 oz. 2 dwt. (190 gr.) gross weight
Provenance
Annie Laurie Crawford, later Aitken (1900-1984), the art deco and two plain matchbox covers from her mother, Martha Sharp Warmack (1869-1956).
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