Necessaire of the French actress Julia Bartet (Paris, 1854-1941) comprising a tortoiseshell comb, a pencil with a gold grip surmounted by an amethyst and a gold-edged mirror whose spine engraved with the actress's coat of arms can be used as a dance card.

A green shagreen case (mounted in gold, chased and silver) is adorned with the Divine's latin motto "Occulta redolens et quum lucens", her monogram JB and a radiating star on a gold background in rose-cut diamond.

The empty slot may have been intended for business cards.

Good overall condition (small dents to the comb).

H. 11.5 × W. 7.5 × D. 1.5 cm.

Known throughout Paris as La Divine for herexcellence in every field, she was one of Sarah Bernhardt's great rivals during the Belle Epoque. A member of the Comédie-Française from 1880, she played the female lead in numerous plays until 1919, when she retired to devote herself to painting.