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Cartier. A rare and unusual 14K gold retractable pencil with watch and original box
Lot 272

Cartier. A rare and unusual 14K gold retractable pencil with watch and original box

SIGNED CARTIER, CIRCA 1925

Closed14 May 2012

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CHF 6,250

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Cartier. A rare and unusual 14K gold retractable pencil with watch and original box
Signed Cartier, circa 1925
Mechanical lever movement, 17 jewels, silvered dial, Arabic numerals, ruby-set crown, set within the upper part of the pencil, the pencil with ribbed case, blank cartouche with engraved initials JWB to the upper part, dial signed
130 mm. overall length

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With Cartier original fitted presentation box, the top with embossed initials J.W.B..

A similar pencil with watch is illustrated in Le Temps de Cartier by J. Barracca, G. Negretti & N. Nencini, p. 217.