A black silk rectangular evening bag by Cartier

A black silk rectangular evening bag by Cartier, with gold coloured trim to the borders and applied with a gold feather, mounted with three sections of lapis lazuli to one side and set with turquoise and sapphire cabochons to the other. Mounted with a rectangular bevel edged mirror to the light blue silk interior. Various compartments with two pouches. Signed Cartier. 27cm wide. With Cartier presentation box.

The advertisement from the New Yorker, September 29th 1951, illustrates a similar Cartier evening bag.