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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VARIOUS PROPERTIES
CARTIER. A RARE SILVER, GOLD, ENAMEL, CORAL AND DIAMOND TABLE CLOCK WITH TRIPLE CALENDAR INDICATIONS
SIGNED CARTIER, CIRCA 1927
Details
CARTIER. A RARE SILVER, GOLD, ENAMEL, CORAL AND DIAMOND TABLE CLOCK WITH TRIPLE CALENDAR INDICATIONS
Signed Cartier, circa 1927
With nickel-finished lever movement, 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 bottom, cabochon coral adjustment knobs enhanced by diamond-set accents to each side, the back and ends entirely covered in black enamel, front lid hinged to become the back foot for table-top use, dial signed
82mm x 71mm x 20mm
Signed Cartier, circa 1927
With nickel-finished lever movement, 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 bottom, cabochon coral adjustment knobs enhanced by diamond-set accents to each side, the back and ends entirely covered in black enamel, front lid hinged to become the back foot for table-top use, dial signed
82mm x 71mm x 20mm