146,750 CHF
“The King Fisher” Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 386589, case No. 9414 by Verger Frères, Paris. Delivered on 23 February 1926, retailed by Gübelin, Lucerne. Extremely fine and magnificent, 18K gold and enamel, diamond-set, chalcedony and lapis Art Deco, 8 day going clock with mother of pearl dial. In a 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 chalcedony, the octagonal black enameled gold frame supported by a diamond-set carved lapis stand. Gold mounted combination of different kinds of mother of pearl depicting a fantastic bird on a rainbow with a cloudy background. Applied diamond-set Arabic numerals on the bezel. Diamond paved hands. “Astral” 19’’’, nickel plated, rhod ium-plated, “fausses-côtes” decoration, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 125 x 84 x 50 mm. To be sold without reserve Notes For a biography of Verger, see previous lot. This lot was previously sold by Antiquorum, Geneva, in the “Art of Vacheron Constantin”, on Nov. 13, 1994, lot 75.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-04-02
