Fabulous and rare art deco sterling silver and marcasite Bucherer ladies peekaboo wristwatch c. 1930's to 40's. This is truly a great piece crafted in 800 sterling and loaded with marcasites. The design is dramatic and elgant with beautiful links. This is a 17 jewel manual wind watch from Bucherer, who for years had a hand in making Rolex watches. The dial is fully marked, including the crown, and there is an 800 sterling stamp on one of the heart/bow links. Disguised as a bracelet the decorative, pierced sterling lid opens to tell the time. Truly a unique watch and piece of jewelry. Ready to wear or give in what I was told is the original jewelers presentation box marked Wilden Bros. Los Angeles, Calif. More Great Watches
CONDITION: The watch is nice and clean, running and keeping time. The stones are all present and fit well, they also have a nice sparkle that was impossible to get in a photo. Has safety chain as well.
SIZE: The watch is 6 inches long.
Andrea, your store is a wonderful treasure trove and your knowledge and class are of a scholarly collector.
I am a university research professor with an eye for detail. I have never seen any vendor with your level of exquisite scholarship. Just like your fine objets d'art, your descriptions are crafted with masterful finesse; it is such a pleasure reading them and it is also a great learning experience. Thanks again! Patrick
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Downsizing was inevitable and I've done it several times already. This is the big one, and I am still unboxing treasures retrieved from storage after decades.
All pieces are one of a kind handpicked by yours truly over 40 years to add texture, style and story to your authentic style.
My collecting story starts after watching Astaire and Rogers float across a dance floor as a young girl, I have loved art deco design, art, fashion and jewelry. So bold and beautiful, and so different from anything that came before it. Art deco changed social and design sensibilities forever. A lifetime collector of high quality antiques and vintage, I started by making contacts, researching and learning. Picking the best of the best, I live with art deco and vintage decor and used to wear the fashions of the day. To say that I feel in love is an understatement. I reveled in the fact that I was able to reflect my unique style and sensibilities with a marriage of old and new.
Since I was in my teens I have bought what pleases me, what I find beautiful and unique, and the things that speak to me on a creative level. I hope that you can see and feel the passion and love that I feel for antiques and vintage pieces and share with you. You will find art deco, collectible and vintage fine art paintings, original illustrations and magazine covers, home decor, marble, alabaster and metal lamps, nude flapper table lamps, sterling silver decorative accents and tableware for the home and entertaining, designer and estate jewelry and fine vintage watches in my shop.