Vacheron Constantin/Verger France, made for T. Starr. A fine 18K yellow and white gold and diamond-set keyless lever pendant watch with enamel by Paillet

MOVEMENT SIGNED VACHERON & CONSTANTIN, NO. 360'657, CASE SIGNED VERGER FRANCE, NO. 4253, DIAL SIGNED THEODORE B. STARR INC., NEW YORK, FRANCE, CIRCA 1910

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Vacheron Constantin/Verger France, made for T. Starr. A fine 18K yellow and white gold and diamond-set keyless lever pendant watch with enamel by Paillet
Movement signed Vacheron & Constantin, No. 360'657, case signed Verger France, No. 4253, dial signed Theodore B. Starr Inc., New York, France, circa 1910
With nickel-finished lever movement, 16 jewels, bimetallic compensation balance, wolf's tooth winding, the silvered matte dial with Breguet numerals, blued steel moon-style hands, in circular 18K yellow gold case, bezel, band and pendant decorated with translucent blue enamel on engine-turned background, leaf-shaped white gold and diamond-set bow, sapphire-set crown, the 18K white gold snap on back with diamond-set rim and centred by a blue, white and creme painted miniature neoclassical scene signed Paillet, case signed Verger, dial signed Theodore Starr, movement signed Vacheron & Constantin
26 mm. diam.

拍品专文

Fernand Paillet (1850-1918) was a renowned enamellist, mastering the fine art of painted enamel miniatures. He was the miniature painter of the house of Boucheron but also often worked for Verger Frères and used classical motives to decorate jewelry and watches. Examples of his work are owned by the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.