CARTIER. A FINE AND RARE 18K GOLD, DIAMOND, TURQUOISE, ENAMEL AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL ART DECO DESK CLOCK

SIGNED CARTIER, MOVEMENT SIGNED EUROPEAN WATCH AND CLOCK CO. INC., CASE NO. 0485 613 1438, MANUFACTURED IN 1926

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CARTIER. A FINE AND RARE 18K GOLD, DIAMOND, TURQUOISE, ENAMEL AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL ART DECO DESK CLOCK
SIGNED CARTIER, MOVEMENT SIGNED EUROPEAN WATCH AND CLOCK CO. INC., CASE NO. 0485 613 1438, MANUFACTURED IN 1926
Gilt-finished lever movement, 12 jewels, bi-metallic compensation balance, mother-of-pearl chapter ring with gold Arabic numerals, the central zone with mother-of-pearl Chinoiserie scene of figures in a moon lit landscape, enhanced with diamond stars and a moon stone moon, diamond-set and black enamel hands, circular case, turquoise and diamond set bezel, enhanced with a black and blue enamel geometric design, the back of the case with gold and black enamel rim, brass extended easel, movement and easel signed by EW&C Co, case hand stamped with Cartier reference numbers, easel hand numbered
95.2mm diam.

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Acompanied by a photocopy of a Cartier insurance appraisal confirming production of the present clock in 1926

For other examples of Cartier desk clocks with Chinoiserie motifs see B,N,N Les Temps de Cartier, pp. 109, 169, 172-173 & 176.

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