Swiss/French fine quare chinoiserie style watch Circa 1920
- Kenmerk
- SB0361
- Diameter
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- Estimate
- € 12.000 - 20.000
- Price sold
- € 14.350
Gold, enamel and coral set lever watch
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A fine and rare Swiss/French 18 carat gold, enamel and coral set square watch in chinoiserie style made by Verger Frères, circa 1920. Retailed by Maison Fouquet in Paris. The nickel movement by Vacheron & Constantin with 18 jewels and a lever escapement. Gilt dial with stylized hour numerals, outer minute divisions and Breguet hands. The square case with a green enamel border, the center decorated with a branch of red berries, a green enamel bezel, rounded black enamel band and geometric bow with a cabochon coral set winding crown. Movement signed Vacheron & Constantin, case stamped VF for Verger Frères, dial signed Fouquet.
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A fine and rare Swiss/French 18 carat gold, enamel and coral set square watch in chinoiserie style made by Verger Frères, circa 1920. Retailed by Maison Fouquet in Paris. The nickel movement by Vacheron & Constantin with 18 jewels and a lever escapement. Gilt dial with stylized hour numerals, outer minute divisions and Breguet hands. The square case with a green enamel border, the center decorated with a branch of red berries, a green enamel bezel, rounded black enamel band and geometric bow with a cabochon coral set winding crown. Movement signed Vacheron & Constantin, case stamped VF for Verger Frères, dial signed Fouquet.
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Width: 43 mm
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Signed: Verger Frères
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This watch was retailed by Maison Fouquet, the venerable Parisian jewellery firm founded by Alphonse Fouquet. The firm was at the forefront of the Art Nouveau and Art Deco jewellery movement. The enamel decoration of the present watch is very similar to a series of watches which were presented at the Paris Exposition of 1925. This enamel technique is distinctly Art Deco and today very few similar examples are known.
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This watch was retailed by Maison Fouquet, the venerable Parisian jewellery firm founded by Alphonse Fouquet. The firm was at the forefront of the Art Nouveau and Art Deco jewellery movement. The enamel decoration of the present watch is very similar to a series of watches which were presented at the Paris Exposition of 1925. This enamel technique is distinctly Art Deco and today very few similar examples are known.
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Between 1880 and 1930, Vacheron Constantin worked in close collaboration with Verger Frères, a renowned French firm that was known to be the Paris representative of Vacheron Constantin. In this partnership, Vacheron Constantin would create movements and upon arrival in Paris, Verger Frères would case them in watch and clock cases. Many of the finest clocks known in the Art Deco period were collaborations between these two celebrated firms. These pieces made brilliant use of carved hardstones, favouring Eastern themed motifs. Additional items from this collaboration were also retailed in many other fine jewellery salons of the era, such as Tiffany & Co, Lacloche Frères, Ostertag, Van Cleef & Arpels, and Black, Starr & Frost.
Signed: Vacheron Constantin – Verger Frères – Fouquet
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