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Watch

Watch

  • Place of origin:

    Paris, France (made)

  • Date:

    ca. 1930 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Lacloche Frères (maker)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Gold, platinum, enamel, brilliant- and rose-cut diamonds, sapphires, jadeite, black-backed chalcedony, pearl and silk

  • Credit Line:

    Given by the American Friends of the V&A through the generosity of Patricia V. Goldstein

  • Museum number:

    M.170-2007

  • Gallery location:

    Jewellery, room 91 mezzanine, case 68, shelf C, box 3

  • Image in copyright

The bold juxtapositioning of the red and the black in this watch shows the influence of Oriental lacquer on jewellery during the 1920s and '30s. The floating stylized flowers may also be inspired by Oriental art - in particular textile designs.

Lacloche Frères were amongst the profusion of jewellers on the rue de la Paix in Paris. Founded in Madrid in 1875 they also had branches in Saint-Sébastien, Biarritz, and from 1920 in London. One of their best-known pieces was the tiara made in 1930 for the Duchess of Westminster.

Physical description

Square watch hanging on a braided silk cord from a matching brooch. The watch back and brooch both have a central panel of two overlapping sapphire and jadeite flowers against a diamond background, surrounded by a black frame with red side panels. A narrow band of diamonds divides the red and the black on the watch and surrounds the top of the silk cord. The watch unit has a single large diamond above and a single pearl below.

Place of Origin

Paris, France (made)

Date

ca. 1930 (made)

Artist/maker

Lacloche Frères (maker)

Materials and Techniques

Gold, platinum, enamel, brilliant- and rose-cut diamonds, sapphires, jadeite, black-backed chalcedony, pearl and silk

Dimensions

Length: 3.5 cm watch, Width: 2.4 cm, Depth: .5 cm, Length: 9.5 cm overall

Descriptive line

Jewelled watch hanging on a braided silk cord from a matching brooch, Lacloche Frères, Paris, 1920s.

Materials

Gold; Silk; Enamel; Diamond; Pearl; Sapphire; Platinum; Jadeite

Techniques

Carving; Stone setting; Stone-cutting

Subjects depicted

Flowers

Categories

Metalwork; Jewellery; Clocks & Watches

Collection code

MET

Qr_O153735
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