Jade Clocks

Jade and Silver Singing Bird Box Mantle Clock This enchanting objet d'art masterfully blends artistic beauty with mechanical ingenuity, featuring a clock, a singing bird box and a delicate sculpture. Carved from solid jade and adorned with sterling silver repoussé, it exemplifies the pinnacle of both horology and decorative arts. The silver-clad young woman holds a bird, crafted from natural hummingbird feathers, perched on a branch. With the press of a button, the bird sings, and the figure gently nods, as though humming along, all in front of a silver birdbath adorned with charming putti. The clock features a striking enamel dial, framed by intricate silver foliate designs and marked by elegant Arabic numerals. Mechanical singing bird...

A desk clock designed by Cartier. An impressive and beautiful desk clock, created in Paris France by the house of Cartier, during the art deco period, back in the 1920. This stunning rare piece has been designed with Chinoiserie patterns and carefully crafted up with parts in yellow gold of 18 karats and carved nephrite green jadeite jade. Accented with applications of navy blue enamel and fitted on top, with a hinged retractable handle. The movement is mechanical It is accompanied with the associated original key for the winding. The dial is silver with guilloche, Roman numerals with gold hands and inscribed, Cartier. Weight: 320.95 Grams, (205.74 Dwt). Measurements: 69 mm by 31 mm by 78 mm (2.72 x 1.22 x 3.07 Inches). Hallmarks: Stamped with French marks, five times with the head of the eagle for the assay and guaranty of the gold, two times with the maker's mark JM inside of a lozange cartouche and signed on the reverse, "CARTIER 1649". Literature: Olivier Bachet & Alain Cartier, Cartier Exceptional...

Exuding the timeless grandeur of the Art Deco period, this Tiffany & Co. France travel clock is composed of luxurious nephrite jade and quartz. Th...

Art Deco green nephrite jadeite eight day desk clock, circa 1920. The horseshoe-shaped jadeite case set with gold rosettes on the top and feet. The mechanical movement in running ord...

The Russian makers of this stunning clock adapt the style of the master jeweller Carl Faberge to produce a spectacularly precious table clock, carefully crafted using the most luxuri...

Art Deco table clock with Chinese jade dogs by Guebelin Lucern various marbles and onyx, enamel clock face.

A simply elegant Art Deco pediment shaped desk clock. The case and movement by continental Lemania, set in a spinach green nephrite jade housing, and mounted in sterling silver with...

Onyx mantel clock of cartouche shape, containing a pale yellow porcelain dial with Roman and Arabic numerals. The case surmounted by a dome shaped roof mounted with ribbon tied wreat...

Silvered bronze-mounted Chinese, spinach jade portico mantel cock with Foo dogs. Retailed by Yamanaka & Co., New York, early 1900s. With Roman dial within an architectural surround...

This stunning Cartier Art Deco clock exhibits an undeniable elegance. Crafted of a plaque of exquisite jade set into a frame of enamel-accented silver, this wonderful 8-day clock would have been at home in the most stylish of offices or homes. Art Deco was an internationally popular progressive design movement from 1925 until 1939, impacting architecture, interior design, and industrial design, as well as the visual arts such as fashion, painting, graphics and film. Its influence can still be felt today, as items created in this spectacular style maintain their timeless appeal. The Cartier tradition of clock and watch making extends almost as far back as the founding of the company. In 1898, Louis Cartier, one of the three Cartier brothers and grandson of founder Louis-François, moved to 13 rue de La Paix with his father, Alfred. Louis was a talented creator of jewels and art objects, and confirmed his talent by tying his craft to clock making traditions, lost now for more than a century. Thereafter, Cartier's clocks, table clocks, and watches were manufactured with an emphasis on perfection, beauty and originality. Clock making, at first a secondary product, became the predominant activity confirming the prestige of Cartier. Marked "Cartier 8...