JANESICH, circa 1925/30 - Lot 62

JANESICH, circa 1925/30 Manufacture STRAUSS, ALLARD MEYER Nécessaire in 750 thousandths gold, rectangular shape, fully enameled in black and gray on two levels. Hinged lid with off-center radiating decoration illuminating a watch, its stained silver dial with painted Roman numerals, minute track, surrounded by calibrated onyx and alternating 8/8 diamonds. Swiss mechanical movement, numbered. Interior with two compartments, equipped with mirror and dance card. Opening by push-button enhanced with onyx calibres. Signed on the dial, case numbered 7822. SAM hallmark for Strauss, Allard Meyer, difficult to read. (small accidents and missing enamel). Gross weight: 183.10 g. Dim: 8 x 4.8 x 1.2 cm. Sté Allard Meyer: creator of boxes and vanity cases for René Boivin, Cartier, Van Cleef Arpels,... Bibliography: Dictionnaire des Joailliers, bijoutiers et orfèvres en France de 1850 à nos jours, by Remi Verlet, Éditions Gallimard - L'École des Arts Joailliers.