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Hotel Noga Hilton, Nov 14, 2004

LOT 337

Cartier, 13 Rue de la Paix, Paris, 4 New Burlington St., London, No. 2461, circa 1908. Very fine and extremely rare silver and enamel manual perpetual calendar in original morocco fitted box.

CHF 30,000 - 40,000

EUR 20,000 - 25,000 / USD 25,000 - 30,000

Sold: CHF 55,200

C. Circular silver frame with three types of engine turning and three translucent enamels, ivory bakelite back and gilt brass easel. D. Two concentric white enamel discs, the top one with a grid with 31 days of the month at the top and years at the base graduated from 1908 to 1918, two sector apertures, the top one for days of the week on revolving back disc, and the lower for the months with corresponding number of days.Signed on the back and the box.Diam. 108 mm.

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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent

Case: 3

Good

Dial: 3 - 12 - 01

Notes

An early example of the the superb luxury products for which Cartier, like Fabergé, became famous.