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Lot Essay
With G.F. Mazzoleni, Antichita, Milano fitted presentation box.
The wristwatch offered in this lot is illustrated in Die schönsten Armbanduhren vergangener Jahrzehnte by Giampiero Negretti/Franco Nencini, p. 333, and illustrated and described in Ore d'Oro 2 by Jader Barracca, Giampiero Negretti, Franco Nencini, p. 167.
Fernand Paillet (1850-1918) was a renowned enamellist, mastering the fine art of painted enamel miniatures. The miniature painter of the house of Boucheron, he also often worked for Verger Frères and used classical motives to decorate jewellery and watches. Examples of Paillet's work are owned by the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
The Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd. was one of the leading English manufacturers and retailers of fine watches, silver and jewellery situated at 112 Regent Street, London. In 1952 the company merged with the renowned jeweller Garrard & Co.
The wristwatch offered in this lot is illustrated in Die schönsten Armbanduhren vergangener Jahrzehnte by Giampiero Negretti/Franco Nencini, p. 333, and illustrated and described in Ore d'Oro 2 by Jader Barracca, Giampiero Negretti, Franco Nencini, p. 167.
Fernand Paillet (1850-1918) was a renowned enamellist, mastering the fine art of painted enamel miniatures. The miniature painter of the house of Boucheron, he also often worked for Verger Frères and used classical motives to decorate jewellery and watches. Examples of Paillet's work are owned by the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
The Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd. was one of the leading English manufacturers and retailers of fine watches, silver and jewellery situated at 112 Regent Street, London. In 1952 the company merged with the renowned jeweller Garrard & Co.