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An unrecorded Art Deco silver-gilt, silver, lapis lazuli, jade and diamond-set desk clock

CARTIER, PARIS, NO. 1360/2567. CIRCA 1925

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An unrecorded Art Deco silver-gilt, silver, lapis lazuli, jade and diamond-set desk clock
Cartier, Paris, No. 1360/2567. Circa 1925
The spherical case veneered with lapis lazuli within silver-gilt frames of radiating geometric panels, the reverse of the sphere set with a gold spring-loaded push button to set the hands, engraved with the serial number 1360 and further scratch-numbered on the reverse 2567, the inside of the sphere scratch-numbered 1360 and further punch number 2567, diamond-set silver-gilt glazed bezel to a gilt dial signed Cartier within the engine turned centre, Roman chapters, the chased and engraved white gold hands formed as a pair of arrows set with rose-cut diamonds and further punch-numbered 1360 on their reverse, the lever movement signed European Clock & Watch Co. Swiss Fifteen 15 Jewels Three 3 Adj. 1026417; the sphere resting on three addorsed carved jade owls with diamond-set eyes, resting on a polygonal base veneered with radiating panels of lapis lazuli and banded with silver
4 in. (10 cm.) high

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

The present lot is a distinct variation of two very similar examples featured in Le Temps de Cartier, Barracca, Negretti & Nencini, Paris, 1989, pp. 171 & 188.
The two models illustrated in le Temps de Cartier are virtually identical consisting of an enamelled sphere resting on a simple band of either jade or enamel raised on four plain enamelled legs and a square plinth of enamel or agate. The present lot is an entirely different model; not only is the sphere veneered in lapis lazuli within distinct geometric silver-gilt borders but also the stand consists of three delightful jade owls with diamond-set eyes. The present lot is an altogether more interesting and innovative version of the standard example and it would appear to be unrecorded in any of the Cartier reference works.

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