A JADEITE, RUBY AND DIAMOND 'SERPENTI' WATCH-BRACELET, BY BULGARI
Lot 401

A JADEITE, RUBY AND DIAMOND 'SERPENTI' WATCH-BRACELET, BY BULGARI

Closed10 November 2015

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CHF 341,000

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A JADEITE, RUBY AND DIAMOND 'SERPENTI' WATCH-BRACELET, BY BULGARI
Designed as a coiled dragon, the sprung body of naturalistic design applied with marquise-cut diamond clusters, to the pavé-set diamond and cabochon jadeite crest and tail, with ruby eyes, the hinged jaw opening to reveal the circular dial with baton hour markers, within a diamond surround, mechanical movement, mounted in gold and silver, in red leather Bulgari case
Signed Bvlgari, dial signed Piaget

Specialist note

Cf. A. Triossi, 'Between Eternity and History, BVLGARI, from 1884 to 2009, 125 Years of Italian Jewels', Milan, Skira, 2009, pp. 194-195, for illustration and drawing of similar models