98,500 CHF
The Faberge Musical Egg Clock Faberge, workmaster Victor Mayer, No. 2/12, Ref. F-1829. Made in a limited edition of 12 pieces for Baselworld in 2001. Sold in March 2003. Extremely fine and exquisite, 8-day going, musical, 18K yellow gold, black onyx, rock crystal, rose quartz and enamel jump-hour table clock set with 492 white diamonds totalling 11.48 carats and 8 blue sapphires with zodiac indication and day and night indication, playing Claude Debussy’s "Clair de Lune" at will. Accompanied by the original fitted box, Certificate of Authenticity, two keys and setting pin. Egg-shaped, the lower half of the gold egg overlaid with opalescent blue guilloche enamel, the upper half made of carved rock crystal, band set with white diamonds, lobed rose quartz stem with white diamond-set yellow gold banding, square black onyx base within a yellow gold framework housing the clock and musical movements, each of the four sides with an oval opalescent blue guilloche enamel panel set with a central brilliant-cut diamond, the front panel hinged to conceal the winding aperture, the panel to the right activating the music by depressing the diamond. Yellow gold and white champleve enamel revolving chapter ring for the jump hours viewed through a rock crystal glazed aperture, the gold minutes ring contained in the rock crystal dome, Arabic blue champleve enamel 15-minute numerals, engraved dot minute divisions, the five-minute divisions set with round blue sapphires, royal blue translucen
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2011-03-27
