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Art Déco silver, guilloché enamel and ivory table clock, 1920s - 1930s
Height x width x depth: 11,5 x 7,5 x 3,5 c. Weight: 197 g. Carving height: 10 cm.
Rectangular silver case, with base, in yellow guilloché enamel; the watch with a white enamel dial and Arabic numerals; on the left side of the front an elephant ivory sculptural group (Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758 or Loxodonta africana Blumenbach, 1797) depicting a Venus with a winged putto.
Sterling silver, hallmarked "935" and with a unclearly identifiable mark.
Item condition grading: **** good.
The case of the clock is in a good state of preservation with the normal wear and defects commensurate with its age and use over time.
The watch movement is currently working but may requires a technical service.
This lot, accompanied by a CITES certificate and expertise issued by Ce.S.Ar Centro studi archeometici, is only available for sale with shipments within the European Union.
Live auction 318
Objets of Vertu from the Melandri Collections: Art Déco Table Clocks and Salt & Pepper Shakers
Palazzo Caetani Lovatelli, tue 29 October 2024
SINGLE SESSION 29/10/2024 Hours 15:00