Importantes Montres de Collection

Geneva, Nov 13, 2011

LOT 266

EROTIC CIGARETTE CASE, THE MERMAID Swiss or French. The case with Birmingham import marks for 1911-1912. Fine and rare, silver, gold and painted on enamel cigarette case with concealed erotic scene.

CHF 3,700 - 5,000

USD 4,000 - 5,500 / EUR 3,000 - 4,000

Sold: CHF 5,000

C. Rectangular curved, polished, the front cover applied in gold with various names and good luck symbols, the interior with two compartments for cigarettes, the front cover also opening to reveal a fi nely painted on enamel underwater scene of a diver seated on the seabed with a mermaid in his lap, a shark above about to bite the diver?s airline. Dim. 95 x 74 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 3-8-24

Good

Slightly scratched

Slightly chipped