Lot Essay
A similar example of a table clock with date function is illustrated in Le Temps de Cartier by Jader Barracca, Giampiero Negretti and Fanco Nencini, p. 177.
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SIGNED CARTIER, LONDON, CIRCA 1927
Details
Cartier. A rare silver, gold, enamel, coral and diamond-set table clock with triple calendar indications
Signed Cartier, London, circa 1927
With nickel-finished jewelled lever movement, the silvered brushed dial with Arabic numerals, blued steel hands, the movement cased within a silver rectangular inner case hinged to wind and set from the back, gold bezel, bordered on both ends by black enamel panels with month aperture to the top and day and date apertures to the bottoom, each aperture with cabochon coral enhanced by a diamond-set accent adjustment nob to each side, the back and ends entirely covered in black enamel, front lid hinged to become back foot for table-top use, case and dial signed
82 mm. x 71 mm. x 20 mm.
Signed Cartier, London, circa 1927
With nickel-finished jewelled lever movement, the silvered brushed dial with Arabic numerals, blued steel hands, the movement cased within a silver rectangular inner case hinged to wind and set from the back, gold bezel, bordered on both ends by black enamel panels with month aperture to the top and day and date apertures to the bottoom, each aperture with cabochon coral enhanced by a diamond-set accent adjustment nob to each side, the back and ends entirely covered in black enamel, front lid hinged to become back foot for table-top use, case and dial signed
82 mm. x 71 mm. x 20 mm.
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