BELLE EPOQUE ENAMEL AND DIAMOND DESK CLOCK, CARTIERImportant information about this lot
Price Realised CHF 62,500
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CHF 50,000 - CHF 70,000
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BELLE EPOQUE ENAMEL AND DIAMOND DESK CLOCK, CARTIER
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- Overall condition good. A few traces of tarnish and scratches throughout. The case back has been cleaned. Gross weight: 318 gr. - O.Bachet & A. Cartier, 2020, expertise no. BC2003-76: Belle Epoque desk clock with folding strut, Cartier Paris, circa 1908. Particularity: the round table models along with the cube, square and arch-shaped models contributed to affirming Cartier's style in clockmaking in the early XXth century. Different sizes of round clocks were made at this period but this size is the only one with a guilloché enamel center. Made in Paris by Eugène Bako, the clock was then sent to the Cartier store in New York to be sold there. - Dial signed Cartier, partially erased, stand signed Paris, maker's mark (Eugène Bako), nos. 972 and 155. - Movement 15 jewels. - The dial with some small black spots, losses and scratches. - The pink guilloché enamel in good condition. - The white enamel with minor losses. - The diamonds all complete. - Movement ticking at time of cataloguing, working order and timekeeping cannot be guaranteed at time of purchase. - Please see Important Notice at the back of the catalogue for all clocks and watches and regarding coloured stones.
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Lot 72Sale 19662
BELLE EPOQUE ENAMEL AND DIAMOND DESK CLOCK, CARTIEREstimate: CHF 50,000 - 70,000
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