A RARE EARLY 20TH CENTURY ART DECO PERIOD ROCK CRYSTAL AND KINGFISHER FEATHER DESK CLOCK BY CARTIER, NO. 1679, IN ORIGINAL BOX the glass case of rectangular form with shaped corners, the mother of pearl dial with Roman numerals and centred by kingfisher feathers, with gilt hands, the single train timepiece movement winding from the back, the gilt back engraved '1679 Cartier / Paris, Londres, New York / 4123', together with the original gilt tooled red leather case with velvet and silk lining, the silk lining signed 'CARTIER' in gilt lettering, the clock 6cm high x 10.5cm wide The movement is briefly ticking but probably requires and clean and service, not fully tested or guaranteed. PLEASE NOTE: THIS LOT IS ROCK CRYSTAL NOT GLASS! This lot will be on display at our South Kensington branch from 29th May until it goes on view at Chiswick on 7th June. Provenance: Consigned by a descendant of Henry Stormont Finch-Hatton, 13th Earl of Winchilsea and 8th Earl of Nottingham. This clock has been in their family for at least two generations, the present owner's grandmother, Lady Gladys Margaret Williams (née Finch-Hatton) (1882-1964) was daughter of Henry Stormont Finch-Hatton. The Finch-Hatton family resided at Haverholme Priory in the 19th century, having employed H.E Kendal in 1830 to build a new country house on the site of the original 1780's house in the fashionable Gothic style. The Finch-Hatton's sold the house in 1926 when it was sold to an American lady who planned to dismantle the house brick by brick and re-build it in America. However as the first load of cargo was about the leave the docks at Liverpool, the new buyer was killed in a train crash. The stones were reputedly used to build the new docks in Liverpool, leaving the remains of ruins which still stand today at Haverholme Priory.