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On display at V&A South Kensington
Jewellery, Rooms 91 to 93 mezzanine, The William and Judith Bollinger Gallery

Watch

ca. 1930 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Gold, platinum, enamel, brilliant- and rose-cut diamonds, sapphires, jadeite, black-backed chalcedony, pearl and silk
Brief description
Jewelled watch hanging on a braided silk cord from a matching brooch, Lacloche Frères, Paris, 1920s.
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.
Dimensions
  • Watch length: 3.5cm
  • Width: 2.4cm
  • Depth: .5cm
  • Overall length: 9.5cm
Credit line
Given by the American Friends of the V&A through the generosity of Patricia V. Goldstein
Subject depicted
Summary
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.
Other numbers
  • LOAN:AMERICANFRIENDS.236-2003 - Previous number
  • 192 - Goldstein Collection number
Collection
Accession number
M.170-2007

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Record createdApril 29, 2008
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