A rare Chinoiserie Art Dco desk clock 'modle cran', Cartier c. 1930

[winetourdriver01]

A rare Chinoiserie Art Déco desk clock ‘modèle écran’, Cartier c. 1930 that uses the ancient Chinese technique of ‘lac burgauté’ incorporating insertions of delicate mother-of-pearl into a black lacquered background.

[Leghorn21]

1. Have mercy, wine01, your posts make me wish I had some serious spare $$, I would

buy some of these pieces you post AND LOOK AT THEM ENDLESSLY!!

Beautiful/fabulous/marvelous!!

[winetourdriver01]

3. I hear ya

My late partner was an antiques dealer. Quite good at it. Those were the days!

[Leghorn21]

4. Oh, RIP, winedriver 🕯️

I can just imagine two sweethearts who both loved “the old things” - what treasures you came upon, day after day!!

[Polly Hennessey]

2. Same here, Leghorn. Art Deco is one

of my favorites. Something in the Art is so compelling.

[Mr.Bill]

5. The Roman numeral for 4 is incorrect.

Should be IV. Beautiful clock.