Judith Leiber "Buddha" Minaudiere

1987, with drop-in chain, the gilt-metal figure with a necklace of silver crystals and cabochon garnets, a cabochon garnet belly button and a garnet-topped push closure, with an oblong gold kidskin pad underneath, the frame interior signed in script "Judith Leiber co 1987", the gold kidskin-lined interior with a gusseted center divide plaque-labeled "Judith Leiber", includes a swing mirror, tasseled comb and dust bag.
h. 5-1/2", w. 4-3/4", d. 2-3/4"; chain drop: 17-1/2"

Literature: See Enid Nemy & John Bigelow Taylor, Judith Leiber: The Artful Handbag (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1995), p. 133, for a similar h. 5-1/2", w. 4-3/4" example in silver crystals with multicolored floral design.

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