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Lot 99 - OSTERTAG Cigarette case with two compartments, made of chased silver with Art Deco geometric lines (scratches), the decorative gadrooned front panels in yellow gold enhanced with calibrated sapphires, the lid holding a mirror (pitted). Signed Circa 1930 L: 14.7 cm - W: 11.8 cm - H: 1.5 cm Pb: 321.90 g (Silver-800/1000) Object in the same style in the British Museum OSTERTAG In 1922, 39-year-old Arnold Ostertag moved to Paris, where he began his career as a jeweler. Other Ostertag boutiques followed over the years in Cannes, Le Touquet and New York. Ostertag also had a keen eye for jewelry accessories, such as toiletry cases, cigarette cases and compacts. Decorative hard stones including jade, lapis lazuli and agate were adorned with ruby and sapphire cabochons, enhanced with diamonds, making them small works of art. Arnold Ostertag married when he was 56. His wife, Verna, an American, was only 25. They married in Paris in August 1939 after a two-year courtship in Cannes. War was declared just over a month after they took their vows, and Verna immediately returned to the United States. Her husband followed a few months later, leaving the management of the company to an employee. Arnold Ostertag died in April 1940. The Paris store did not survive the Nazi occupation and closed in 1941. Verna married Paul Flato, another well-known New York jeweler. Although its history is brief, Ostertag's contributions during the 1920s and 1930s were significant; a legacy of exquisite style and uncompromising quality.

Estim. 600 - 1 200 EUR