Description Two Judith Leiber Natural "Shell" Minaudieres
medium one with brushed vermeil frame, hinged cover and drop-in removable chain, with natural, unlined interior, the cover marked "Judith Leiber/925/the maker's mark for Marco Casamonti, Florence/Sterling", includes a dust bag and the original snakeskin-printed box, h. 3-1/4", w. 5-1/2", d. 4-1/4", small one with brushed vermeil frame, hinged cover and drop-in removable chain, with natural, unlined interior, the cover marked "Judith Leiber/925/the maker's mark for Marco Casamonti, Florence/Sterling", includes a dust bag and the original snakeskin-printed box, h. 2-1/2", w. 3-1/4", d. 3-1/2".
Literature: See Enid Nemy & John Bigelow Taylor,
Judith Leiber: The Artful Handbag (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1995), p. 120, for a similar example.