Handbags and minaudières from Cartier

Handbags and minaudières from Cartier Interesting

At the beginning of the 20th century, Cartier created women's accessories of exceptional beauty, using a variety of art deco materials. Some of the famous Cartier handbags from this period include "tutti frutti" motifs and even pharaoh clasps. Rectangular clutches were often worn under the arm, not only as an evening accessory, but also as an addition to a casual suit.

Handbags and minaudières from Cartier
Gold evening bag set with rubies and diamonds, 15 x 10 x 5cm, Cartier
Handbags and minaudières from Cartier
Gilded silver handbag set with sapphires and diamonds, 15 x 12 x 4cm, Cartier, 1960s
Handbags and minaudières from Cartier
Evening bag in black silk with floral designs in gold brocade with rose quartz and black enamel clasp, 16,3 x 16,8 cm, Cartier, 1930s
Handbags and minaudières from Cartier
Golden dressing case set with diamonds, 16 x 8,5cm, Cartier
Handbags and minaudières from Cartier
Ladies handbag, adorned with a quatrefoil clasp with four jade beads and sapphires, 24 x 16 x 5cm, Cartier, 1930s

 

Handbags and minaudières from Cartier
Gold-plated silver minaudière with blue enamel and applied bouquet in a white gold vase with diamonds, ruby ​​and sapphire flowers and emerald leaves, Cartier, 1932

 

Handbags and minaudières from Cartier
Silk evening bag with jade and citrine clasp, 21 x 14,7. x 4,5 cm, Cartier, 1930s

 

Handbags and minaudières from Cartier

Leather evening bag with lapis lazuli clasp, 25 x 15,5 x 4,4 cm, Cartier, 1930s.

Handbags and minaudières from Cartier
Silk evening bag with jade and diamond clasp, 22 x 14 cm, Cartier, 1920s
Handbags and minaudières from Cartier
Golden minaudière with diamonds, 17 x 7,5 x 1,8 cm, Cartier
Handbags and minaudières from Cartier
Egg-shaped gold cosmetic case with two compartments separated by a mirror, with a comb suspended from an exquisite chain, adorned with the "L" monogram in diamonds, 11 x 7,5 x 5,5 cm, Cartier, circa 1955
Handbags and minaudières from Cartier
Gold cosmetic case decorated with blue enamel, 9 x 4 x 1 cm, Cartier, circa 1930
Handbags and minaudières from Cartier
Golden cosmetic case depicting Chinese landscapes, decorated with jade, rubies, diamonds, moonstone, 9,5 x 5 x 1,5 cm, Cartier, circa 1925
Handbags and minaudières from Cartier
Onyx cosmetic case set with diamonds, emeralds, enamel, 9 x 4. x 1 cm, Cartier, circa 1930
Handbags and minaudières from Cartier
Gilded minaudière with turquoise clasp, length 10 cm, Cartier, circa 1930
Handbags and minaudières from Cartier
Gold-plated minaudière with sapphire-mother-of-pearl clasp, length 15 cm, Cartier, circa 1930
Handbags and minaudières from Cartier
Golden minaudière with diamonds, adorned with Venetian masks, Cartier
Handbags and minaudières from Cartier
Evening bag, embroidered with colored silks with floral patterns, with a clasp in moonstone and diamonds, lined in golden polished silk and beige suede, 20 x 13. x 2 cm, Cartier, early 20th century
Handbags and minaudières from Cartier
Minaudière engraved in the Indian style with stylized peacocks, storks, tigers and elephants on a floral background, with a clasp decorated with polychrome enamel, lapis lazuli, turquoise, tourmaline and pearls, with four compartments, mirror and tortoiseshell comb, 15,5 x 11,2, 2,3 x XNUMX cm, Cartier, Paris
Handbags and minaudières from Cartier
Golden minaudière handbag, set with sapphires and two white enamel stripes, with mirror and compartments for powder and lipstick, 8 x 5 x 0,9 cm, Cartier, circa 1910
Handbags and minaudières from Cartier
Gold minaudière, set with diamonds and blue and white enamel, with a carved emerald in the center, with a mirror and compartments for powder and lipstick, 7,6 x 5 x 1,1 cm, Cartier, circa 1920
Handbags and minaudières from Cartier
Art Deco minaudière in carved agate, set with jade, lapis lazuli, ruby, diamonds and citrine, 8,4 x 5,4 x 1,4 cm, Cartier, circa 1925
Handbags and minaudières from Cartier
Art Deco minaudière in black onyx with tutti frutti gemstones, length 8,5 cm, Cartier, circa 1930
Handbags and minaudières from Cartier
Minaudière in Art Deco style, decorated with black enamel, gold and diamonds, length 8 cm, Cartier, circa 1929
Handbags and minaudières from Cartier
Gold evening bag set with diamonds, length 10 cm, Cartier, circa 1950
Handbags and minaudières from Cartier
Cylindrical gold cosmetic case with swallow ornament, adorned with diamonds and rubies, with two compartments and a mirror, Cartier, Paris, circa 1950
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