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CIRCA 1925
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AN ART DECO ENAMEL, JADEITE AND PRECIOUS STONE-MOUNTED CHINOSERIE DESK CLOCK
CIRCA 1925
The black lacquered rectangular case surmounted by a jadeite elephant and ruby inset pushpiece, opening the carved openwork jadeite plaques mounted as doors with rose-cut diamond and ruby hinges and hardware, revealing a clock with mechanical movement, 15 jewels, the dial depicting an equestrian scene, with rose-cut diamond hands and applied diamond Arabic numerals, all on a stepped blue enamel and gold inlaid black lacquered base on four gold scroll feet, the movement stamped E.MATHEY-TISSOT ET CIE/SWITZERLAND
5 in. (12.5 cm.) wide
CIRCA 1925
The black lacquered rectangular case surmounted by a jadeite elephant and ruby inset pushpiece, opening the carved openwork jadeite plaques mounted as doors with rose-cut diamond and ruby hinges and hardware, revealing a clock with mechanical movement, 15 jewels, the dial depicting an equestrian scene, with rose-cut diamond hands and applied diamond Arabic numerals, all on a stepped blue enamel and gold inlaid black lacquered base on four gold scroll feet, the movement stamped E.MATHEY-TISSOT ET CIE/SWITZERLAND
5 in. (12.5 cm.) wide