Name: Onyx, Jade, Silver Gilt and Sapphire Desk Timepiece, France
Brand: René Boivin
Availability: InStock

Jewelry

An octagonal carved onyx face surmounted by carved jade and silver gilt and decorated with sapphire cabochons, on an onyx base.·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Dimensions 6¾ x 2¼ x 4½ inches·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Signed René Boivin-Paris·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;French assay and workshop marks·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Silver gilt·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mechanical movement·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Gross weight approximately 454 dwts·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Circa 1920s·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accompanied by a letter from Françoise Cailles dated May 8, 2012 stating that the timepiece is a work by René Boivin