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Cartier. A Fine Gilt Brass and Bakelite Desk Clock with Original Presentation Box
Lot 125

Cartier. A Fine Gilt Brass and Bakelite Desk Clock with Original Presentation Box

Signed Cartier, European Watch and Clock Co., France, No. 2196, Circa 1920

Closed6 December 2016

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Cartier. A Fine Gilt Brass and Bakelite Desk Clock with Original Presentation Box
Signed Cartier, European Watch and Clock Co., France, No. 2196, Circa 1920
Movement: Manual
Dial: Black with central silvered guilloche, Roman numerals, center seconds
Case: Gilt brass and Bakelite, dark green bezel, gilt brass easel, 6.5 inches wide
Signed: Case, dial and movement signed
Accompanied By: A Cartier presentation box, three original photographs of the original owners and letter describing the original owners from the mid-1920s

From the Estate of the Original Owner

Specialist note

The present lot, consigned from the estate of the original owners, stems from a true love story that was founded in the Art Deco period. The couple pictured, Miss Josephine '(Fifi)' Widener and Mr. Milton 'Doc' Holden, were married in Philadelphia in 1923. This wedding can be said to have been a momentous occasion for the couple as well as all those that knew them as the accompanying letter states, "Although the wedding plans are shrouded in secrecy, it is known the ceremony will be attended by prominent society folk from all parts of the East." This attractive and well preserved Cartier clock, given from father to daughter on her wedding day, has been set on the mantle piece of the family from the days of the roaring 20s, holding memories of love and companionship ever since.