135,250 CHF
“Neo Classical Garden” Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 386583, case No. 9359 by Verger Frères, Paris. Delivered on December 9, 1925, retailed by Lacloche Frères, Paris. Extremely fine and magnificent 18K gold and enamel, diamond-set, onyz, amber and emerald Art Deco 8 day going clock with mother of pearl dial. In fitted box, with colored photocopy of the original Verger drawings. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. In the form of a monstrance, the base of onyx, the octagonal black enameled gold frame supported by an amber stand with two rows of emerald beads. Gold mounted, combination of several shades of mother of pearl with an engraved gold sphinx in the foreground and columns in the background. gold “serpent” hands. “Astral”, 19’’’, nickel-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, 8 adjustments, Breguet balance spring. Signed on the movement and on a small gold panel inlaid in the onyx base. Dim. 125 x 84 x 50 mm. To be sold without reserve Notes This lot was previously sold by Antiquorum, Geneva, in the “Art of Vacheron Constantin”, on Nov. 13, 1994, lot 74. Verger Ferdinand Verger (1851-1928), the founder of the firm, was a jeweler and watchmaker who became President of the “Chambre Syndicale des Bijoutiers”. In 1879 he became the French agent for Vacheron & Constantin. In 1896 Ferdinand registered the trademark “FV”. His two sons, George and Henri, were trained by their father. In 1911 the firm moved to 51 Rue Sainte A
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-04-02
