George Betjemann & Sons - Lot 72

George Betjemann & Sons Mahogany and mahogany veneer dressing table by George Betjemann & Sons and its vermeil toilet service. Early 1920s. Georges V style. It opens with a folding top revealing a folding triptych mirror. Above a beveled glass door with engraved plate "RD NO 541493". Cream-colored lacquered interior with various compartments holding 26 ladies' toiletry pieces in gilded sterling silver and mounted cut crystal, each stamped for George Betjemann & Sons, London, test mark, date letters for 1922-1924. Flanked by velvet-lined open and pivoting compartmentalized drawers on beveled glass. Shelves above a removable jewelry tray lined with green velvet, revealing a central drawer and two secret drawers. Central kneeler with two lockable side drawers and raised by square tapered feet with inlaid edging ending in brass caps on casters. On the reverse, stamped brass label monogrammed "GB&S" by George Betjemann & Sons. Dimensions when closed: H: 96 cm; W: 91 cm; D: 58.5 cm Total weight in silver: approx. 6,298 g Swan hallmark. Lot partially exempted from hallmarking by the Direction Régionale des Douanes de Paris (registration references will be given to the purchaser). Tray showing traces of humidity and missing veneer. Missing parts.