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Van Cleef & Arpels

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.