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AN ART DECO CORAL, ROCK CRYSTAL, NEPHRITE JADE, BLACK ONYX AND ENAMEL DESK CLOCK, BY CARTIER
With nickel finished, jeweled lever movement, the carved and pierced nephrite dial over a red ground, with gold and black enamel Roman numeral chapters and rose-cut diamond hands, within an octagonal coral case with black enamel trim, the reverse with mother-of-pearl marquetry, flanked by carved nephrite foo dogs with cabochon ruby accent eyes, enhanced by rose-cut diamonds, on a rock crystal, black onyx and black enamel base, with carved coral details and gold trim, mounted in 18K gold and silver, circa 1925, with French assay mark, 3 1/8 x 3¼ x 1¾ ins.
Signed Cartier, Paris, Nos. 1848, 0651
Case numbered 3350, 1848
Movement signed E.W.C. Co., France, for European Watch and Clock Company
With nickel finished, jeweled lever movement, the carved and pierced nephrite dial over a red ground, with gold and black enamel Roman numeral chapters and rose-cut diamond hands, within an octagonal coral case with black enamel trim, the reverse with mother-of-pearl marquetry, flanked by carved nephrite foo dogs with cabochon ruby accent eyes, enhanced by rose-cut diamonds, on a rock crystal, black onyx and black enamel base, with carved coral details and gold trim, mounted in 18K gold and silver, circa 1925, with French assay mark, 3 1/8 x 3¼ x 1¾ ins.
Signed Cartier, Paris, Nos. 1848, 0651
Case numbered 3350, 1848
Movement signed E.W.C. Co., France, for European Watch and Clock Company
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Notice Regarding the Sale of Ivory and Tortoiseshell
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