CARTIER Brass beauty case with Mughal-inspired decoration, engraved with foliage, wild animals and birds, enhanced with polychrome enamel, the clasp adorned with a lapis lazuli set with a cabochon jade. The clasp is set with a lapis lazuli set with a jade cabochon. It contains compartments covered with gilt leather, one of which is closed with a puff, a blond tortoiseshell comb and a bevelled mirror. Signed and numbered. Work of the 1930s. In its Ottoman silk pouch. Dimensions: 15.5 x 11.3 x 2.3 cm approx. (missing enamel, oxidation, marks) A Cartier beauty box Two comparable sets dated 1936 and 1938 are presented in the book " A vanity Affair, l'art du nécessaire ", Paris 2019, Pierre Rainero, p. 112-113