Objects of Vertu from a private British family collection
A diamond-set 18ct gold and enamel table timepiece, McCabe McCarty, London, 1984
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May 16, 01:15 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 CHF
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Description
in the shape of a tapered telescope, the body decorated in translucent royal-blue enamel over engine-turning, set with alternating rose-cut diamond-set white gold bands and bright-cut gold husk bands, diamond-set loop, the base of the telescope decorated with opaque white enamel bands, supported on a rectangular rock-crystal base decorated with geometric diamond-set ornaments and gold borders, the detachable clock dial with gold hands, similarly decorated and framed with diamonds, fully hallmarked
11.8cm; 4 5/8 in. wide
The partnership of McCabe McCarty was formed in 1973 by David McCarty, who began his career as a goldsmith in 1959 at Wright & Davis, Cartier’s goldsmithing workshop; and engraver Peter McCabe. The pair would become well-known for commissioned works for other established firms such as Asprey, as well as their own inventive and bespoke creations, most notable of which was a jewelled gold and enamel serpent clock which took over 2,200-man hours to make and incorporated 600 diamonds, earning them the Jacques Cartier Memorial Award in 1980.
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