Bulgari - Jewels and Jadeite Hong Kong Friday, November 27, 2020 | Phillips
    • Round brilliant- and marquise-cut diamonds
      Pear-shaped ruby eyes
      The hinged head opening to reveal a watch

    • Quartz movement
      Dial and caseback signed Bulgari, caseback numbered

    • 18K white and rose gold

    • Inner circumference approximately 19.0 cm

    With a signed case

  • Artist Biography

    Bulgari

    Italian

    Originally from Kalarites, Greece, Sotirios Voulgaris emigrated to Rome because of Greece's rising poverty and difficulty separating from the Ottoman Empire. He set foot on Italian soil in 1880 with little money in his pocket and spent the next four years preparing what would go on to become Italy's oldest jewelry company. 

    In 1884, Bulgari opened its doors to the Italian people with its offering of jewelry and accessories. Bulgari's style takes from traditions in Greek and Roman craftsmanship to elegantly balance volume and subtlety. Later, in the late 1960s, Bulgari bridged classicism and modernity by introducing its seductive, now-iconic Serpenti collection of snake-shaped coil bracelets and watches. It is through its meticulous combination of influences that Bulgari has garnered an international and loyal high-profile clientele, which included Elizabeth Taylor and Audrey Hepburn. These Hollywood stars have immortalized the house's unique gem-adorned bracelets, necklaces and earrings in rounded forms. 

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A Lady’s Gold, Diamond and Ruby 'Serpenti' Wristwatch

Inner circumference approximately 19.0 cm

Estimate
HK$480,000 - 650,000 
$60,000-80,000

Sold for HK$567,000

Contact Specialist

Charlene Lau 
Head of Department, Hong Kong, Jewellery +852 2318  2039

clau@phillips.com

 

Jewels and Jadeite

Hong Kong Auction 28 November 2020