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Art Déco silver, guilloché enamel and ivory table clock, 1920s - 1930s
Height x width x depth: 9,4 x 8,6 x 2,7 cm. Weight 164 g.
Silver case of rounded form with blue guilloché enamel resting on two lateral elephant ivory carvings (Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758 or Loxodonta africana Blumenbach, 1797) depicting a musician putto and a dog; the watch with white enamel dial and Arabic numerals.
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 with the exception of previous gluing on the foot of the left sculpture.
The watch movement 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.
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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