The Magical Art of Cartier
Geneva, Nov 19, 1996
LOT 124
"Pendule chevalet", 18K yellow gold, enamel and onyx, diamond-set eight day going table strut dock New York, 1924
CHF 19,000 - 22,000
USD 16,000 - 18,000
Sold: CHF 23,000
Humpbacked onyx case with two small rose-cut diamond-set rosettes, the gold white champlevé enamel chapter ring with Roman numerals and rose-cul diamond-set border, the dial of pink translucent enamel over engine turning with rosecut diamond-set bands. Frosted and gilt 18"' movement, 19 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring with micrometric index. Measuring approx. 80 x 70 mm. Cartier Certificate of Authenticity N° 2124.
Notes
Literature:
Similar docks are illustrated on the jacket cover of
L'Objet Cartier, by Franco Cologni and Ettore Mocchetti
and in Le Temps de Cartier, by Jader Barracca, Giampiero
Negretti and Franco Nencini, page 110.