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A stylish concealed watch bracelet with sapphires & diamonds. 14ct yellow gold, marked Jos Boillat Fils, circa 1950's, made as a stylised bracelet of fan motif, presented with a flared gold fan shaped panel, detailed by a pave claw set cluster of deep blue sapphires & a crescent moon of single cut diamonds, hinged to reveal a small round face manual watch, connected to a rectangular panelled bracelet with cross hatched & engraved pattern work, tapering in form, fitted with fold over clasp & chain. Condition report Available

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  • Cross Hatching - A decorative technique used in art, decorative arts, gilded frames and furniture to indicate light and shade through sets of parallel lines crossing each other at an oblique or right angle. The lines can be incised or engraved, as on metalware and ceramics, drawn or painted as in works of art and ceramics, or carved or applied as in furniture and mirrors. When used in art, the lines are usually very close together, whereas when used on ceramics, frames or furniture the lines may be much further apart effectively creating a square or diamond shape, which may contain further decoration.
  • Pave Setting - Pave setting is a style of setting stones in jewellery where the small stones are placed close together in holes drilled in the metal, the burr of the metal around the stone being pressed over the edges to hold the stone in position.
  • Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.

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A stylish concealed watch bracelet with sapphires & diamonds.…