Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, Nov 08, 2014
LOT 931
CARTIER ART DECO MINIATURE DESK CLOCK - MYSTERY STYLE Cartier, No. 3455/2038. Made circa 1925. Very fine and extremely rare, Art-Deco silver-gilt, gold and enamel keyless miniature desk clock in the "mystery" style.
CHF 10,000 - 15,000
HKD 83,000 - 125,000 / USD 10,500 - 16,000
Sold: CHF 25,000
Rectangular with rounded corners, the lower section with black champlevé enamel Art-Deco stylized decoration, 12-sided gold bezel with polished radial Roman numerals on a black champlevé enamel ground, stepped silver-gilt and polished black glass rectangular base, winding and hand-setting crown under the base. Mirror-polished gold. Gold and black enamel Art-Deco serpentine hands. 11''', rhodium plated, 15 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, adjusted monometallic balance, Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Case signed, numbered inside the case 3455 and on the base 3455 & 2038, movement engraved "U.S. Pat. Janv. 26, 1904".
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3-24 |
Good Slightly chipped |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |