desk clock

Art Deco Nephrite, Silver, Enamel and Diamond Desk Clock, Cartier, Paris. Photo Doyle The square-shaped nephrite clock with Japonais corners, centering a circular gold-tone dial applied with sunburst radial engine-turned decoration, with black Roman numerals and railroad minute track, with fancy-shaped rose-cut diamond-set platinum hands, encircled by a gold-plated silver and silver bezel quartered by white enamel bands, topped by gold and white enamel attachments for a handle, key wind and key set, dial signed... [Lire la suite]

Art Deco Rock Crystal, White Enamel and Diamond Desk Clock, Cartier, France. Photo Doyle Platinum, metal, the milestone-shaped rock crystal clock centering a circular silver-tone engine-turned dial, with black Roman numerals and railroad minute track, with delicate platinum rose-cut diamond-set hands, encircled by a white enamel and gold bezel, accented by two diamond-set platinum florets, dial signed Cartier, France, case no. 01041, round 8-day movement signed Made by... [Lire la suite]

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... [Lire la suite]

Gem-set desk clock, Cartier, circa 1925. Photo Sotheby's The circular dial inlaid with mother-of-pearl, royal blue enamel and diamond set hands, to a rock crystal bezel applied with Roman numerals, set within a jadeite frame, accented with sugarloaf lapis lazuli, signed Cartier, Made in France and numbered, fitted case Cartier, Paris.  ESTIMATE 6,200-13,200 GBP. Lot Sold: 79,250 GBP LITERATURE: Cf: Jader Barracca, Giampiero Negretti, Franco Nencini, Le Temps de Cartier, Milan, 1989, page 170-172 for similar examples... [Lire la suite]

An art deco nephrite, chalcedony and enamel desk clock, by Ostertag. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2010 The black lacquer square case flanked on either side by a carved green nephrite parrot, to the two-tiered beige chalcedony and green nephrite pushpiece, the clock with gilt-finished lever movement, 17 jewels, the square red enamel dial of Chinese-inspired motif, enhanced by green, blue, pink, yellow and white flowers, with white Arabic numerals and hands, to the beige chalcedony, green nephrite and black lacquer stepped base,... [Lire la suite]

Gem-set desk clock, Cartier, 1920s The circular yellow gold dial applied with Roman numerals, the hands set with rose-cut diamonds, to the black enamel and cabochon ruby bezel, set within a rutilated rock crystal arched case decorated with jade plaques carved in a floral pattern, respectively embellished with a rose-cut diamond and a cabochon ruby, dial signed Cartier, case engraved 'Isabel' and numbered, one rose-cut diamond and a cabochon ruby deficient on the jade plaques, slightly imperfect - Estimate 8,000--12,000 CHF -... [Lire la suite]