JANESICH - Lot 100

JANESICH Travel "triptych" clock, square 750 thousandths gold case, with lightly grooved geometric decoration enhanced with red and orange enamel fillets. It rests on an onyx stepped base. A flap opening on the front reveals a gilded dial with applied Arabic numerals and a minute track. On the top, the winding mechanism is adorned with an onyx pastille set with diamond-cut roses in platinum 850 thousandths, as is the opening pusher. Swiss mechanical movement. Dial and back signed JANESICH. Back numbered N° 15555. SAM hallmark for Strauss, Allard Meyer on caseback. Movement signed MOVADO. Circa 1930. (requires watch repair for movement). Gross weight: 71.30 g. Dim: 4.5 x 3.7 x 1.9 cm. (with base) Sté Allard Meyer: designer of boxes and vanity cases for René Boivin, Cartier, Van Cleef Arpels, etc. Bibliography: Dictionnaire des Joailliers, bijoutiers et orfèvres en France de 1850 à nos jours, by Remi Verlet, Éditions Gallimard - L'École des Arts Joailliers.