CARTIER - Lot 157

CARTIER CIRCA 1924 Ladies' bracelet watch in platinum, diamonds and pearls. Case: rectangular in platinum (850 thousandths) and diamonds, drum flanges paved with rose-cut diamonds and rectangular hinged and paved handles, screw closure on case middle, crown set with a rose-cut diamond, N° 13565 inside case back. Dial: cream, painted Roman numeral hour markers, blued steel hands. Movement: mechanical, signed European Watch and Clock Co Inc. Strap: leather (later, originally formed of 7 rows of pearls), gold folding clasp, No. 5744, clasp formed of two rows of pearls framed by pearl-set diamonds (old-cut). Dial, case and movement signed. Numbered: 19155, 13565, stock no. deleted. (Operation not guaranteed). Dim. 26 x 13.5 mm. Gross weight: 26.5 g. With: original Cartier case (two missing pieces on top). Provenance: descendants of the first owner. Bibliography: a similar model appears in J. Barracca, G. Negretti, F. Nencini, Le Temps de Cartier, Ed. Publi Prom, Milan, 1992, p. 113. For this lot, SC E&S PORTIER is assisted by Géraldine RICHARD, SFEP expert.