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Walser, Wald y Cia
Art Déco silver, guilloché enamel and ivory table clock, 1920s - 1930s
Height x width x depth: 10 x 7,9 x 4,2 cm. Weight: 189 g.
Engine turned silver case with light blue guilloché enamel, topped by an elephant ivory sculptural group (Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758 or Loxodonta africana Blumenbach, 1797) consisting of two putti and a vase of flowers; the watch with gilded dial and Arabic numerals with inscription 'Walser Wald - Buenos Aires'.
Walser, Wald y Cia. was a famous jeweller's shop with official headquarters in Buenos Aires at Florida 664, with a few other shops in the city and another in Mar del Plata.
The company in the 1920s and 1930s was also Patek's official importer for Argentina, so important that it was able to request exclusive models from Patek itself and other Swiss manufacturers.
Hallmarked at the bottom with the French import mark of the 'swan' in use since 1893 and with an unidentifiable mark.
Item condition grading: **** good.
The case of the clock is in a good state of preservation with the normal wear and defects commensurate with its age and use over time.
The watch movement requires a technical service.
This lot, accompanied by a CITES certificate and expertise issued by Ce.S.Ar Centro studi archeometici, is only available for sale with shipments within the European Union.
Live auction 318
Objets of Vertu from the Melandri Collections: Art Déco Table Clocks and Salt & Pepper Shakers
Palazzo Caetani Lovatelli, tue 29 October 2024
SINGLE SESSION 29/10/2024 Hours 15:00