Lot Essay
On 29 January 1935, Nanaline Duke instructed Cartier to replace the original Charlton & Co. pearl band, retaining the original diamond dial and movement.
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Details
AN ART DECO DIAMOND WRISTWATCH, BY CHARLTON & CO., CARTIER
With nickel-finished jeweled lever movement, the white rectangular dial with black Arabic numerals and blued-steel hands within a single-cut diamond surround joined by baguette-cut diamonds to the openwork old European and baguette-cut diamond bracelet, movement circa 1922, bracelet circa 1935, 6¾ ins.
Dial signed Charlton & Co. New York; movement with Geneva Seal, no. 9061; bracelet signed Cartier
With nickel-finished jeweled lever movement, the white rectangular dial with black Arabic numerals and blued-steel hands within a single-cut diamond surround joined by baguette-cut diamonds to the openwork old European and baguette-cut diamond bracelet, movement circa 1922, bracelet circa 1935, 6¾ ins.
Dial signed Charlton & Co. New York; movement with Geneva Seal, no. 9061; bracelet signed Cartier
Provenance
James B. Duke; Charlton & Co., 20 December 1922, (diamond wristwatch with pearl band)
Gift to Nanaline Duke, and by descent to Doris Duke
Gift to Nanaline Duke, and by descent to Doris Duke
Special notice
Christie's is selling all lots in this sale as agent for an organization which holds a State of New York Exempt Organization certificate. Seller explicitly reserves all trademark and trade name rights and rights of privacy and publicity in the name and image of Doris Duke. No buyer of any property in this sale will acquire any right to use the Doris Duke name or image. Seller further explicitly reserves all copyright rights in designs or other copyrightable works included in the property offered for sale. No buyer of any property in the sale will acquire the rights to reproduce, distribute copies of, or prepare derivative works of such designs or copyrightable works.