Cartier Unusual Gold, Shell, Amethyst & Ruby Pin Watch
Case: 40 mm x 32 mm iridescent shell in a 14k gold frame with inner hinged 18k gold 17 mm case for the movement, suspended from a 14k chain set with amethyst ruby cabochons in the push button and upper bale, 14k gold tapered pin with an amethyst cabochon
Dial: silver, gold bar markers, gold batons
Movement: caliber 2412, 17 jewels, manual, ETA
Signed: dial and movement signed Cartier, inner case No. 19302, shell case and pin marked “Stix”
Symmetry In Movement: Read Ariel’s article in Centurion Magazine: http://www.centurion-magazine.com/nc/sections/post/symmetry-in-movement.html
Ed Ruscha. Books. Courtesy of Gagosian Gallery.
Carved porcelain vase by Kawamoto Hansuke (Meiji period, late 19th-early 20th century). Bonhams, Fine Japanese Works of Art, March 19, 2013. Estimate $10,000-$15,000.
Jean-François Denière (1774−1866)
Malachite and Gilt-Bronze Mantel Clock
Paris, c. 1810
Malachite and gilt bronze
17 x 10 1/16 x 6 1/2 in
Horace Wood Brock Collection
Massimo Vitali. Piazza San Marco, 2006.
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Beauty in Italian!
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Highclere Castle, UK
Ellsworth Kelly
Untitled (Black Variant) 1960
Ink on paper
28 1/2 x 22 5/8 inches; 72 x 57 cm
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Piaget diamond craftsmanship manifested in an exceptional timepiece
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