Comprising: a gold powder compact opening to reveal a mirror, a case, a lipstick holder and a tortoiseshell comb, of basketweave design highlighted by cabochon sapphires.
Kristie Couser, Jean Schlumberger - The Rachel Lamber Mellon Collection from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, New Haven, 2018, p. 40 for an identical case dated to 1959, the model was first produced in 1956.
We would like to extend our sincere thanks to Dr. Sylvain Cordier, Head of Department at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, for his contribution to the expertise of the Jean Schlumberger pieces.