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~AN ART DECO DIAMOND, CORAL AND MULTI-GEM FISHBOWL CLOCK, BY BLACK, STARR & FROST
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~AN ART DECO DIAMOND, CORAL AND MULTI-GEM FISHBOWL CLOCK, BY BLACK, STARR & FROST

Fermé22 October 2014

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~AN ART DECO DIAMOND, CORAL AND MULTI-GEM FISHBOWL CLOCK, BY BLACK, STARR & FROST
Of mechanical Swiss made movement, the circular multi-colored mother-of-pearl and hardstone inlaid dial of nature motif depicting swimming carp, with rose-cut diamond fish-shaped hands, the rock crystal bowl enhanced with mother-of-pearl, coral and jade flowers, to the black onyx base, with a trim of multi-colored mother-of-pearl and hardstone inlay of foliate motif, circa 1925
Signed Black Starr et Frost, France, rock crystal engraved France

Note du spécialiste

Although unsigned, the inlay panels on the clock are similar to the work of Vladimir Makovsky (1884-1966), a Russian craftsman working in Paris throughout the Art Deco period. He was commissioned by houses on both sides of the Atlantic and his miniature scenes were based on lacquer, hardstone and mother-of-pearl inlays of the 18th and 19th centuries showing Islamic friezes and miniatures as well as European narrative genre scenes. His exquisite work is seen on many types of Art Deco objects including clocks, vanity cases and cigar boxes.