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Hong Kong, Hotel Furama Kempinski, Jun 14, 1995
LOT 288
Fic. Boucheron, No. 179142, circa 1900. Fine 18 ct. gold and enamel, diamond-set keyless fob watch.
HKD 38,000 - 45,000
USD 5,000 - 6,000
C. Three piece, massive, "bassine et filets, with diamond set band, bezel and back of dark Blue enamel with elaborate rose-diamond inlaid decoration. Gold cuvette. D. Blue enamel with white Roman numerals within a rosette and centred with a rose diamond inlaid decoration. Gold "Louis XV" hands. M. 9"', gilt brass, 8 jewels, cylinder escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring and regulator. Signed on the cuvette. In good condition. Diam. 28 nun.
Notes
Frédéric Boucheron
Opened his fies jewellery salon at the Palais Royal
in 1858 and soon acquired faine as an expert in
precious stones, a masterful technician and creator
of beautiful jewellery designs. In 1893, he was the
first jeweller to set up shop at the Place Vendôme
where he continued to serve the social elite, and
where the firm still operates successfully today.
Over the years, the Maison Boucheron opened
branches in Japan, the Middle and Far East, and
also in Moscow and London. Boucheron exhibited
in many international expositions including the
1876 Philadelphia Centennial, the 1889 and 1900
Expositions Universelles in Paris, the 1893 World'
s Columbian Exposition in Chicago and the 1925
Exposition des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. The
management of Boucheron still remains in family
hands.