Auction on
19 May 2021 - 18:00 (CEST) -
118, rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré - 75008 Paris
This monumental Art Deco timepiece in rock crystal, onyx and marble, with hands that seem to float as if by magic, was made by Cartier.
Cartier, Paris. Mystery Clock in rock crystal, onyx, marble, rhodonite and silver, master goldsmith Maurice Couët, c. 1930, 17.7 x 15 x 9.7 cm/6.7 x 5.9 x 3.5 in. Estimate: €400,000/600,000
Cartier, Paris. Mystery Clock in rock crystal, onyx, marble, rhodonite and silver, master goldsmith Maurice Couët, c. 1930, 17.7 x 15 x 9.7 cm/6.7 x 5.9 x 3.5 in. Estimate: €400,000/600,000
Its estimate reflects its dimensions, its rarity and the standing of one of its owners, Maurice Rheims (1910-2003). While this prominent Paris auctioneer, art historian and member of the Académie Française…
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