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Property from an Erudite Collector
A fine and unusual miniature 18ct gold prism timepiece with fitted box, Circa 1961
Auction Closed
December 6, 09:17 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
· Jaeger-LeCoultre rear-wound calibre 496 movement, damascened Côtes de Genève decoration, lever escapement, 15 jewels, compensation balance, adjusted to 3 positions, Kif flector shock absorber, main plate signed Cartier Inc and numbered 1450988
· 18ct gold rectangular case with engine-turned decoration, polished bezel, rock crystal prism, winding crown to base, case side and both sides of gold base with French eagle’s head assay and Edmond Jaeger punch marks, base with hand stamped numbers 171303, additionally numbered to interior gold frame 303
· square silvered dial, black baton hour indexes, the Cartier signature printed in reverse for mirror display when reflected through prisms
Movement No. 1450988
Case No. 171303
15mm x 28.6mm x 16.5mm
With a fitted Morrocco leather box.
Sotheby’s New York, 15 June 1992, lot 146