Lot 313
  • 313

Enamel and diamond bracelet, Verger Frères, 1920s

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description

  • Verger Frères
  • gold, enamel, diamonds
Decorated to either side with an orange enamel Chinoiserie landscape scene and a green enamel foliate scene, set to the centre with a rotating circular plaque set with circular- and single-cut diamonds, length approximately 180mm, French assay and maker's marks.

Literature

Cf: The Jewellery Collection of The Late Michael Wellby, Sotheby's London 11th December 2012, lot 207 for an example of a similar 1920s bracelet.
Cf: Sylvie Raulet, Art Deco Jewellery, London 1985, page 162, for a bracelet of similar design in the Oriental style by Marchak.

Condition

Stamped with French assay marks for gold. Maker's mark for Verger Frères. Black enamel with loss, some loss to green enamel, orange enamel in good condition. Rotating disk moves freely, diamonds bright and lively. Gross weight approximately 65 grams. Abrasions consistent with age and wear. In good condition.
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