$13,800
Cartier, Paris, "Pendulette à cadran déployant". Produced in the 1930s. Very fine and rare, rectangular, 18K yellow gold and blue enamel, 8-day going, miniature Art Deco table clock à volets. Blue champlevé enamel with tulip pattern decoration, the shutters with white champlevé enamel Arabic chapter ring opening to reveal the 3-section gold and blue enamel Roman chapter ring, base and pediment with beveled gold borders. Matte silver with outer minute track. Blued steel "double spade" hands. Cal. 8‘’’ by "Majestic Watch Co.", nickel, 15 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance-spring.Dial signed, case hallmarked and engraved "Made in France", movement signed "Majestic Watch Co".Dim. 40 x 24 x 10 mm. Notes The Majestic Watch Company was a branch of the Fabrique d’Horlogerie Thommen, S.A. It was listed in 1923 as producing movements for ring watches, 8-day watches and small clocks, jewelry watches, men’s and women’s wristwatches, pendant watches and pocket watches.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-09-22
