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Cartier
The name Cartier, founded by Louis-François Cartier in Paris in 1847, has always been a synonym for elegance and beauty.
The following six lots, 321 to 326, a beautiful selection of Art Deco desk clocks and dress watches, their different designs, forms and complications impressively demonstrate Cartier's unrivalled skill in creating outstandingly fine timepieces, contributing to its reputation of "the Jeweler of Kings and the King of Jewelers".
Cartier. A fine and rare silver, mother-of-pearl, black onyx and moonstone Art Deco desk timepiece
SIGNED CARTIER, 1515, PARIS, NO. 0479, CIRCA 1925
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Cartier. A fine and rare silver, mother-of-pearl, black onyx and moonstone Art Deco desk timepiece
Signed Cartier, 1515, Paris, No. 0479, circa 1925
With mechanical movement, the mother-of-pearl dial with Roman numerals, in horseshoe-shaped black onyx case with striped gilt bezel, the feet enhanced by two silver-mounted moonstones, the winder in the gilt-metal back, hinged gilt-metal stand, case signed Cartier Paris 1515 and numbered 0479, dial signed
81 mm. high
Signed Cartier, 1515, Paris, No. 0479, circa 1925
With mechanical movement, the mother-of-pearl dial with Roman numerals, in horseshoe-shaped black onyx case with striped gilt bezel, the feet enhanced by two silver-mounted moonstones, the winder in the gilt-metal back, hinged gilt-metal stand, case signed Cartier Paris 1515 and numbered 0479, dial signed
81 mm. high