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Belle Epoque guilloché enamel desk clock, Cartier, 1913

Documentation

Signed

Origin

France

Period

1900-1919

Materials

Silver, platinum, enamel, rose-cut diamonds, ivory.

Dimensions

W.	66 mm;	L.	79 mm;

Condition

Original ivory plaque in the back split in the bottom right hand corner; has been separated from the clock for ease of shipping.

Creation Date

1913

Description

Arch-shaped silver casing enamelled blue over a fishscale guilloché pattern and bordered by white enamel, the sides similarly enamelled. The white enamel dial with black Arabic numbers surrounded by white enamel dots, rose-cut diamond platinum arrow-shaped hands. Platinum and rose-cut diamond set rosettes in the feet. Brass case applied in the back with an ivory plaque. Brass folding strut.

Signed Cartier (on the dial)
Numbered (Cartier Paris inventory number)
Made in 1913
French silver hallmarks
Made by the Bako workshop (active 1908-23).

Styles / Movements

Other, Traditional

Book References

Photographed in "Cartier, Exceptional Objects", by O. Bachet and A. Cartier, 2019, Palais Royal Editions, Paris, volume 2, page 100 (left).

Incollect Reference Number

449088