Bulgari. A lady's exceptionally fine and highly attractive 18K gold, black, white and translucent green enamel and diamond-set coiling "snake" bracelet watch
Bulgari. A lady's exceptionally fine and highly attractive 18K gold, black, white and translucent green enamel and diamond-set coiling "snake" bracelet watch

SIGNED BULGARI, NO. 879, MOVEMENT SIGNED JAEGER-LECOULTRE, MOVEMENT NO. 869'395, CASE NO. 871'244, CIRCA 1955

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Bulgari. A lady's exceptionally fine and highly attractive 18K gold, black, white and translucent green enamel and diamond-set coiling "snake" bracelet watch
Signed Bulgari, no. 879, movement signed Jaeger-LeCoultre, movement no. 869'395, case no. 871'244, circa 1955
Cal. 426 mechanical movement, silvered dial, applied Arabic and dagger numerals, concealed within the lower part of the snake's head with hinged mouth and forked tongue, winding crown beneath the snake's mouth, the head set with two circular-shaped diamonds to represent the serpent's eyes, coiling body and tapering tail forming the bracelet set with a host of realistic-looking individual black, white and translucent emerald green enamel over textured background scales with gold outlines, case numbered by Bulgari, case, dial and movement signed Jaeger-LeCoultre
Head width approx. 16 mm., bracelet will fit a wrist with a circumference of approx. 150 mm.

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Lot Essay

The snake was always one of the favorite themes of Bulgari. Since the 1950s, Bulgari has designed snake watch-bracelet in a variety of colour combinations, but undoubtedly the great success came with the introduction of the polychrome enamel or gemstone versions. Since then, the 'Serpenti' has been an emblem of the jewellery house, celebrated through books, events and new collections.

Although a variety of snake watches have appeared in public, the present version in black, white and translucent green enamel over textured background, is amongst the rarest.

Today's "Serpenti" watch collection is the contemporary reinterpretation of one of Bulgari's most famous icons. The figure of the reptile is a symbol of eternal youth and immortality in the mythological bestiary. It is an integral and long-established part of the aesthetic universe of the celebrated Italian jeweller, consistently appearing in Bulgari's most striking creations.

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