30 décembre 2011
Gem-set desk clock, Cartier, circa 1925
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]