Only Online Auction
Geneva, Jan 03, 2022
LOT 415
Vaucher Frères
Decorative pendant-watch; 18K yellow gold and enamel
CHF 500 - 1,000
EUR 500 - 1,000 / USD 550 - 1,100 / HKD 4,300 - 8,500
Sold: CHF 625
18K yellow gold and enamel, open-face, key-winding, scallop-edged (10 lobes), pendant-watch.
Case-back and bezel chiselled with foliage; in the centre, a medallion in polychrome painting enamel showing a young woman comforting her friend who holds a miniature portrait in her hand, surrounded by a vari-colour gold frame; gold cuvette (dome).
White enamel dial, with radial Roman numerals; yellow gold “Breguet” hands.
Movement 13’’’, gilded brass, going barrel, cylinder escapement, monometallic balance (gilded brass) and blued steel flat hairspring, polished steel index-regulator.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3-75 |
Good ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Slightly restored soft enamel |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-73-01 |
Good ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Chipped under bezel,not visible when closed HANDS Original |
Brand Vaucher Frères, Switzerland
Year circa 1850
Movement No. unnumbered
Case No. 12 102
Material 18K yellow gold and enamel
Caliber 12’’’, cylinder escapement
Diameter 35.8 mm.
Weight 20.3 gr. (approx.)
Signature cuvette (dome)
CONDITIONS AND INFORMATION FOR BUYERS
The purchase price payable by a buyer will be the sum of the final bid price plus the buyer’s premium, together with any applicable sales or compensating use tax. In addition to the hammer price, the buyer’s premium is payable as follows: 25% of the hammer price on each lot.Important notice – Special conditions Please look carefully at all the photos as they are an integral part of the description. Any defect not mentioned in the descriptions but visible on the photos will be considered as described and cannot lead to any claim. The dimensions are given as an indication and may slightly differ from the measures mentioned by the manufacturers especially for contemporary watches. The photos are not retouched. Colors may differ from reality. For timepieces, we guarantee neither the functioning nor the precision of the movement, nor the water-resistance of the case. In addition, please note that movements, parts of mechanisms or cases may be incomplete. The lots are sold “as is”, described to the best of our knowledge and cannot be returned. Once the online bid is placed by the bidder, it cannot be cancelled.