Life is Beautiful: London
Life is Beautiful: London
Van Cleef & Arpels | Styptor desk clock and lighter, circa 1936
Lot Closed
September 9, 02:22 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Of columnar design, the rectangular dial applied with Arabic numerals, to a stepped base with fluted border, the clock detaching and revealing a lighter beneath, manual movement, dial signed Van Cleef & Arpels, numbered, maker's mark.
Cf: Van Cleef & Arpels, Sylvie Raulet, Éditions du Regard Paris 1986, page 289, for a similar example of a desk clock in styptor.