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Cartier Paris Londres
A rare belle epoque nephrite, gold and diamond-set pendulette clock with 8 day movement and presentation box
- Estimate
- CHF12,000 - 24,000€12,900 - 25,900$15,100 - 30,100
CHF57,150
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Cartier Paris Londres
- Year
- Circa 1905
- Case No
- 151'309
- Material
- 18k gold, nephrite and diamonds
- Calibre
- Manual, jeweled
- Dimensions
- 60mm length and 40mm length
- Signed
- Dial signed, case numbered
- Accessories
- Accompanied by Cartier presentation box.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
It was soon after Fabergé's debut at the Paris Exposition Universelle in 1900 that Cartier created pieces inspired by the Russian jeweler. Carter's creation during the Belle Époque is characterized by the use of guilloché enamel, rose cut diamonds, millegrain finishing, and the use of garland and floral motifs. During this period, Cartier also worked with materials found in the Siberian mineral deposits such as nephrite, lapis lazuli and agate.
The present clock is made very much in the the style of the Belle Époque period, with its nephrite case and a garland style scroll motif on the top and the bottom, as well as the laurels on each side of the clock. On top of this intricate work, rose-cut diamonds and also placed in places, notably on the "X" on the front. Most interestingly, the garland style soon became Cartier's trademark style to differentiate the house from its competitor Fabergé.
The present clock is made very much in the the style of the Belle Époque period, with its nephrite case and a garland style scroll motif on the top and the bottom, as well as the laurels on each side of the clock. On top of this intricate work, rose-cut diamonds and also placed in places, notably on the "X" on the front. Most interestingly, the garland style soon became Cartier's trademark style to differentiate the house from its competitor Fabergé.