Jewellery, Watches and Objects of Vertu

Cartier. An Art Deco style octagonal gilt brass, jasper and mother-of-pearl desk timepiece, circa 1980
Movement: quartz
Dial: radiating panels of mother-of-pearl
Case: gilt brass, jasper bezel and plinth, Oriental-inspired design to the base, no. 200583
Signed: dial and case
Dimensions: height 23cm, width 14.4cm
Accessories: fitted presentation case. £2,400-£3,000

Cartier is a name that evokes splendour and luxury. Throughout Cartier’s history, its designers have created precious works of art for their wealthy and elite clients around the world.
In the 70’s and 80’s, Cartier looked to its immense archive to reinvent its great past through pieces that bought back to life the spirit of the Art Deco period. The Cartier workshops produced one-of-a-kind pendules and pendulettes during this period using traditional materials such as rock crystal, mother-of-pearl, jasper and onyx. For those who could afford them, they were symbols of wealth, elegance and success.

For a similar example of the present lot see: J. Barracca, G. Negretti, F. Nencini, Le Temps de Cartier, 1989, p.308.