NINETEENTH CENTURY CHINA, MODIFIED FOR JEANNE TOUSSAINT CIRCA 1942 THE CROWNED CRANE BY JEANNE TOUSSAINT Gilt bronze and cloisonné enamel crane, transformed into a "watch" for Jeanne Toussaint. Jeanne Toussaint, the dial signed Cartier Case: depicted standing with its neck turned back along its left flank, feathers finely drawn and enamelled in white and black, its incised gilt bronze paws bronze legs resting on four webbed claws. Dial: Egg-shaped, patinated and silvered from the Art Deco period, stylised baton hour-markers and hands. and stylised hands, signed "Cartier". Movement: mechanical with manual winding, lever escapement, balance-spring, unsigned French work H. 31 cm. L. 25 cm Originally, this crane and two others formed the three supports of a perfume burner. of a perfume burner, a transformation that was probably carried out by the Cartier's workshops, under the direction of its creator, Jeanne Toussaint. Jeanne Toussaint. Provenance: Collection of Madame Jeanne Toussaint, then by inheritance Experts: Alice Jossaume (Cabinet Portier) and Geoffroy Ader (AderWatches) enamel restorations