Art Deco寶石配鑽石神秘鐘，‘Le Ciel’，卡地亞（Cartier)，1928年

• 附Cartier Paris Londres New York品牌刻名，編號及法國檢測標記
• 約140 x 220毫米
• 附鑰匙一把

“Brilliant: Cartier in the 20th Century”, Denver, Denver Art Museum, 16 November 2014 - 15 March 2015.

“Inventing the Modern World: Decorative Arts at the World's Fairs, 1851-1939”, Kansas City, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 14 April - 19 August 2012; Pittsburgh, Carnegie Museum of Art, 13 October 2012 - 24 February 2013; Charlotte, Mint Museum of Art, 22 September 2013 - 19 January 2014.

“Cartier and America, Legion of Honor”, San Francisco, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 19 December 2009 - 9 May 2010.

Margaret Young-Sánchez et alii, Cartier in the 20th Century, New York, 2014, pg. 120 for an illustration of this clock, accompanying the following exhibition “Brilliant: Cartier in the 20th Century”, Denver, Denver Art Museum, 16 November 2014 - 15 March 2015.

Jason T. Busch and Catherine L. Futter, Inventing the Modern World: Decorative Arts at the World’s Fairs, 1851-1939, New York, 2012, pg. 140 for an illustration of this clock, accompanying the following exhibition “Inventing the Modern World: Decorative Arts at the World's Fairs, 1851-1939”, Kansas City, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 14 April - 19 August 2012; Pittsburgh, Carnegie Museum of Art, 13 October 2012 - 24 February 2013; Charlotte, Mint Museum of Art, 22 September 2013 - 19 January 2014.

Martin Chapman, Cartier and America, San Fransisco, 2009, pg. 156, 163 and 167 for the illustrations of this clock, accompanying the following exhibition “Cartier and America, Legion of Honor”, San Francisco, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 19 December 2009 - 9 May 2010.

Manual winding movement in running condition at time of cataloguing, please note that Sotheby's does not guarantee future working condition of watches. Please note that the movement has not been tested for the accuracy of its time keeping and therefore a service should be carried out in the near future at the buyer's expense. Signed Cartier Paris Londres New York at the bottom, numbered 0763 1387 3266, with partial French assay mark. Rock crystal in good condition, with typical inclusions, some surface reaching, commonly seen in natural gemstone. Jade in good overall condition, with typical inclusions and fissures under strong illumination, generally not noticeable under normal lighting. Blue Glass in good condition, with slight fissure and abrasion on the side and small chip and pit on the back. Mother-of-pearl in very good condition, with a few scratches. Onyx overall in good condition with minor scratches. Coral in overall good condition with minor fractures and scratches. Moonstones are colourless with blue adularescence and eye clean. Rose-cut diamonds are estimated to weigh approximately 0.30 carat in total, as gauged in the mounting. Black obsidian is in very good condition. Enamel overall in good condition, some tiny chips. Signs of normal wear to the metal base consistent with use. Overall in very good condition. Accompanied by a key.
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‘Le Ciel’- 神秘的魔法使者

正值歐洲藝術百花齊放，諸子百家靈感進發之時，卡地亞的神秘時鐘橫空問世，頓成歐陸名流巨賈及藝術評論家熱議的話題及願望之鐘。指針浮設於空中，機械裝置精凖地指示著時間，玄機巧置，魔幻般的視覺體驗，令人百思不得其解，流連於奧妙之中。

廣集鐘錶匠人精湛的技藝，才有了每一件卡地亞時計臻品的問世。一件完美無瑕的大師級作品，需要最出色的藝術家、琺瑯師、表盒匠、鐘錶師、金匠、雕刻師及打磨師勵精合作，耗時一年的細琢繁雕，每一件都堪稱嘔心瀝血。因此贏得包括美國金融巨人J.P摩根、西班牙皇后維多利亞-尤金-巴騰堡（Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg）、英皇喬治五世的妻子瑪麗皇后以及印度帕蒂亞拉幫主等著名收藏家們的傾慕。

這座集精湛技藝及非凡美學於一身的 ‘Le Ciel’ 神秘時鐘出自於卡地亞1922年至1931年一個非同尋常的時計系列，且時至今日僅有13座存留，‘Le Ciel’ 便是其中之一。1927年仲夏夜，一顆旁氏溫尼克彗星劃過靜謐的天空，充滿詩意的 ‘Le Ciel’ 便是受此感召和啟發，誕生於1928年。

恰似悄然遊弋的光影，又仿若浩瀚飄渺的宇宙，‘Le Ciel’ 座鐘鐘面，畫滿了各種星相標記。星空錶盤，飾以寶石點綴而成的繁星來描繪夜空的熠熠光輝 -- 鑽石製成的指針如彗星般舞動在星球中。 鐘盤立於息息不絕的噴泉上部，並飾以一對來自18世紀及19世紀的中國古董玉雕錦鯉，天空與泉水在魚兒們的環簇下，在內斂的月亮石及妖嬈的珊瑚的映襯下，顯得如此完美而和諧。

在中國古文化裡，錦鯉有著美好的寓意 – 象徵著權力與能量，富饒與財富。自古以來，人們便用魚與水來詮釋中國美學，表達永恆的自由與活力。人們常用成語“如魚得水”來形容十分投合的人與事，正如富貴吉祥的魚兒得到水一樣，神采奕奕，無限活力。淮南才子劉安曾感歎于水，道：

「水之性，淖以清，窮穀之汙，生以青苔，不治其性也。掘其所流而深之，茨其所決而高之，使得循勢而行，乘衰而流，雖有腐髊流漸，弗能汙也。」

這座座鐘象徵著富饒的精神，永恆不朽的時間，更是一段神聖的見證。

‘Le Ciel’，作為與光陰為伴的忠誠信使，洞見於歲月，傲立於時間。逝者如斯夫，不舍晝夜，向卡地亞在裝飾藝術上雅量高致的審美品味以及製錶工藝的空前理念致敬，才有是次拍賣中，蘇富比有幸為大家呈現這精妙絕倫的 —— 時間的藝術。