$9,000
Belle Epoque Genève, case No. 6105 by Ferdinand Verger. Made circa 1905. Extremely fine, rare and elegant, platinum, rose-cut diamond and pearl-set keyless lady’s pendant watch with hand-painted panels and a platinum and diamond-set chain. Three-body, pentagonal, the bezels set with rose-cut diamonds, the glazed back cover decorated with a painted scene of a lady with cherubs and flower garlands, the whole mounted within a pearl border suspended from pearl strands, platinum and rose-cut diamondset suspension loop and tassel. Chain composed of elongated and lozenge-shaped links set with round diamonds. Painted en suite to the case and decorated with three cherubs, painted white Arabic numerals. Black Breguet hands. Rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dim. 23 x 21 mm. overall. Notes Ferdinand Verger (1851-1928) jeweler and watchmaker, President of the “Chambre Syndicale des Bijoutiers,” in 1879 he became the French agent for Vacheron & Constantin. In 1896 he registered the trademark “FV”. In 1911 the firm moved to 51 rue Sainte Anne under the name of Verger Frères, with the trademark “VF”. Fernand Paillet (1840 - 1918) pupil of Carrier-Belleuse, known for portraits on enamel and porcelain. He exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1873. From 1879 to 1888 he worked in the Sèvres porcelain factory.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-10-17
