Platinum Desk Accessories

Rare HERMES PARIS Porcelain Cigar Ashtray Grey Platinum Elephant Tray Vide Poche With original Hermes Box Made in France Circa 2000 Does not look like...

A travel clock designed by Cress Arrow Co. An incredible travel-desk clock, created in America during the art deco period by the jewelry and luxury watches makers Cress Arrow Co., back in the 1925. This fabulous flamboyant piece is a truly magnificent work of Art Deco jewelry art and has been crafted with very elegant Japonism patterns in solid yellow gold of 18 karats with accents in platinum for the setting of the diamonds. The piece is decorated in both sides with abstract images of the Japan national tree of the cherry blossom, entirely embellished with applications of blue, black and rose enamels. It is fitted with a slider mechanism to discover the dial and stand in the desk. The movement is Swiss, mechanical hand winding. The dial is silver with platinum arabic numbers and arrows, signed Swiss. Japonesque, Japonism or Japonaiserie are French terms that refers to the popularity and influence of Japanese art and design among a number of Western European artists during the late 19th century, the art nouveau and the art deco period. Diamonds: The platinum arabic numbers and the arrows are with 144 old European rose cut diamonds, 1.08 carats, E/F color, VS-1 clarity. Weight: 109.35 Grams, (70.09 Dwt). Measurements: 57 mm by 45 mm by 9 mm (2.24 x 1.77 x 0.35 Inches). Hallmarks: Stamped with the maker's mark monogram, the reference serial numbers, the gold assay marks and signed, "CRESSARROW 18K 63086-086". The Cressarrow Company Was originally formed as a jewelry manufacturer in Newark New Jersey in 1890 as the N.E. Whiteside & Co and was succeeded by Whiteside and Blank in 1903. The firm manufactured 14 carat brooches, scarf pins, sleeve buttons, studs, and bracelets, accented with enamel. Later they produced high quality jewelry in platinum. The United States Patent and Trademark Office registration indicates that the C with the arrow through it was first used for brooches, cuff-buttons, pendants, necklaces and rings by the original firm beginning in 1890. In 1911, the company was awarded the exclusive licence to sell the expansion bracelet that had been invented in Germany. The venture became immediately successful and Whiteside and Blank devoted more and more time to the watch business, becoming the first in the United States to make wrist watches for ladies...

Platinum finished limited edition clock/letter opener by Cartier features a tonneau-shape quartz clock at one end with a quartz movement, painted radial black Roman numerals, and blu...

Circa 1915, this small platinum frame is 2.5 inches by 1.5 inches. It has approximately 5.5 cts of rose, mine and European cut diamonds. The picture fits into the back brackets. I...

Yellow gold ink pen and platinum feather. Signed Cartier Paris, French marks and numbered. Circa 1940. Total weight: 41.5 grams. Measures: Length:...

Handsome and impressive platinum and 18K yellow gold fountain pen, size 144, from the "Meisterstuck" collection by Montblanc. Also more available in...

Cartier Minute Repeater Desk Clock, Guilloche Enamel on Sterling, Agate Base with Agate Thumb push, Diamond set hands and Diamond set Platinum ...