CARTIER - YEAR 1906 MECHANICAL PENCIL WITH "LISEUSE" SYSTEM Empire green enamel shuttle with guilloché background. White enamel dot border. The push-button is adorned with a rose-cut diamond. Mounted in 18K yellow gold. French work, numbered 811 on the rim and on the retractable mechanical pencil. Engraved VS. Unsigned. Gross weight: 29.69 g. Dimensions when closed: 9 x 1.3 cm. Cartier case. Appraisal by Mr. Alain Cartier. A PRECIOUS OBJECT WITH MULTIPLE USES This mechanical pencil can also be used as a small letter opener and bookmark. To add to all this refinement, Cartier produced a few examples in shimmering shades of pink, gray-blue and empire green. This particular color scheme underlines the commercial and artistic struggle between Fabergé and Cartier, both suppliers to the European courts. Second model to appear at public sale. A similar model in pink enamel belonged to the Rotschild family, numbered 817. A model that went on sale in the UK. A diamond, navette-shaped, 18K yellow gold mechanical pencil, by Cartier, 1906. French assay mark, numbered 811. Unsigned. Gross weight : 29,69 gr. Dimensions when closed : 9 x 1,3 cm. Cartier box. Comes with Alain Cartier expertise.