Important Collectors Wristwatches, P...
New York - The Fuller Building, Dec 07, 2006
LOT 289
Cartier. Made in the 1940s. Fine an unusual, 14K gold lipstick holder, with a watch. Accompanied by a fitted box.
USD 7,000 - 9,000
EUR 5,500 - 7,000
C. The watch is set in a stick holder, engine-turned in a stripped pattern. D. Silver with black Arabic numerals. Blued steel "lozenge" hands. M. Cal. 5"', rectangular, signed ?Pery Watch?, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, flat balance spring. Dial signed. Dim. 72 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3-9 |
Good Scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-6-01 |
Good Slightly oxidized HANDS Original |
Notes
A similar Cartier Lipstick holder is illustrated in "Catalogue de
L'Art de Cartier, Musée du Petit-Palais", 1989-1990, page 169.