Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, Nov 08, 2015
LOT 215
VERNEY TABLE CLOCK "HIPPOPOTAME" GOLD AND AGATE Verney, Paris. Made circa 1990. Fine, 18K gold, agate and mother of pearl quartz table clock. Accompanied by a fitted box.
CHF 6,000 - 8,000
HKD 48,000 - 64,000 / USD 6,200 - 8,300
Sold: CHF 7,500
Octagonal polished agate body, circular bezel with yellow gold mount, raised on the back of a carved agate hippopotamus with cabochon eyes set in gold collets, rectangular base with gold border, carved base with block feet. Mother of pearl marquetry in a 12-pointed star pattern. Yellow gold baton hands with a cabochon ruby-set center. With quartz standardization. Case signed on a gold plaque on the back of the base. DIM. 20.5 x 13 x 7 cm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-24 |
Good Slightly chipped |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |