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  • We acquired this object.

1920

  • Work on this object began.

1925

  • Work on this object ended.

2017

2025

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Vanity Case

This is a Vanity Case.

This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from Private Collection as part of Jeweled Splendors of the Art Deco Era: The Prince and Princess Sadruddin Aga Khan Collection.

It is dated ca. 1920. Its medium is tinted and carved mother-of-pearl in shibayama technique, diamonds, mirrored plate glass, platinum, 18-karat gold.

It is credited Lent by Private Collection.

  • Bowl And Cover
  • enamel.
  • Gift of Mrs. Howard J. Sachs in memory of Mr. Howard J. Sachs.
  • 1977-40-7-a/e
  •
  • Button (France)
  • mother-of-pearl.
  • Gift of Helen S. Stone and Bromley S. Stone.
  • 1937-35-41-a

Our curators have highlighted 2 objects that are related to this one.

This object has not been digitized yet.
  • Box (France)
  • diamonds, gold.
  • Gift from the Thomas W. Evans Collection from University of Pennsylvania....
  • 1983-69-14

Its dimensions are

L x W x D: 8.2 × 5.2 × 1.8 cm (3 1/4 in. × 2 in. × 11/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Bensimon Paris

It is signed

Bensimon Paris

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Jeweled Splendors of the Art Deco Era: The Prince and Princess Sadruddin Aga Khan Collection.

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