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MID-20TH CENTURY DIAMOND-SET VANITY CASE

Price Realised GBP 18,900

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GBP 12,000 - GBP 15,000

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MID-20TH CENTURY DIAMOND-SET VANITY CASE

Price Realised GBP 18,900

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Cylindrical case with basket weave design, circular-cut diamonds, opening to reveal two compartments and a mirror with an additional compartment behind lined with brown suede to fit a comb and a lipstick, 1940s, Italian maker's mark, brown case

Size/Dimensions: 16.0 x 5.7 cm
Gross Weight: 444.4 grams

By family repute, this vanity case was presented to Alfred Charles Langonet (1917 - 1973), a highly regarded violin maker and restorer, by King Farouk I of Egypt (1920 - 1965) in exchange for a musical instrument during WWII and has since remained in the same family.

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