A GOLD WRISTWATCH, BY CARTIER

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A GOLD WRISTWATCH, BY CARTIER
With nickel-finished lever movement, nineteen jewels, the white tonneau-shaped dial with black Roman numerals and blued-steel hands, within a platinum case to the polished gold link bracelet, mounted in platinum and 18k gold, circa 1925, 6½ ins., with French assay marks and maker's mark
Dial signed Cartier; movement signed European Watch and Clock Co.; case nos. 20612, 12226; caseback nos. 226, 12226; bracelet no. 483; with maker's mark for Lenfant, Paris

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Maharani of Baroda
Sold at auction, France

拍品专文

Her Royal Highness Maharani Sita Devi of Baroda (1917-1986) was called "The Wallis Simpson of India" because of her second marriage to the Maharaja Pratapsingh Gaekwar in 1943, her independent spirit and her passion for jewels. Her exquisite collection, received from the Baroda Treasury, included a seven-strand natural pearl necklace, dating from Mughal times, and a magnificent diamond necklace, suspending the Star of the South (128.80 carats) and the English Dresden (78.53 carats). In addition, Pratapsingh Gaekwar gave her many beautiful jewels such as the "Hindou Necklace". After their divorce in 1956, Sita Devi moved to Monaco.