Agate and enamel desk clock, Cartier, late 1920s. Photo Sotheby's

The circular dial with red guilloché enamel hands, embellished with a royal blue enamel bezel applied with red enamel Roman numerals and trefoil motifs, inset to an agate frame, measurements approximately 63 x 63 x 28mm, dial signed Cartier. Lot Sold: 22,500 CHF

LITERATURE: Cf: Franco Cologni and Ettore Mocchetti, L'Objet Cartier, 150 ans de tradition et d'innovation, Paris, 1992, page 100 and the Catalogue for the exhibition at the Petit Palais museum, The Art of Cartier Jewellery, Paris,1989-1990, page 151, plate 416 for illustrations of similar desk clocks.

Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels And A Celebration of Taste and Style, Magnificent Jewels from a Private Collection. Geneva | 12 May 2009 - www.sothebys.com