NADIA LÉGER (1904-1982) (NADIA KHODOSSIEVITCH-LÉGER, DIT) - FORMER GEORGES BAUQUIER (1910-1987) COLLECTION AT CHÂTEAU DE CALLIAN Suprematism, circa 1970, unique piece Bracelet-watch-sculpture. 18-carat gold. Mechanical hand-wound duoplan movement by Jaeger LeCoultre Swiss. Monogrammed HXNL (for Надя ХОДОСЕВИЧ - Nadia LÉGER) on the dial, bears the Master Goldsmith and guarantee hallmarks on the clasp, the guarantee hallmark as a reminder on the back of the case, the movement marked JAEGER LeCOULTRE Swiss (inside the case). Gross weight:63 g Provenance : - Georges Bauquier (1910-1987), second husband of Nadia Léger, work kept in their château in Callian (Var). - Mme X., held by inheritance from the previous owner. Public collection and related work : Kremlin Museums, Moscow - A very slight variant, with a white dial and a black enamelled rectangle, is kept in the collections of this institution under inventory number МЗ-4387. Exhibition and related work: Suprematism Vision: Space Motifs in the Graphic Works and Jewellery Designs of Nadia Léger - Kremlin Museums, Moscow, April 22 - August 31, 2021. A very slight variant with a white dial and black enamel rectangle, kept at the Moscow Kremlin Museums, presented at this event. This lot was described in collaboration with Géraldine Richard, expert in collector's watches.
Estimate
€4,000 - €6,000
Result
€8,840
Buyer's premium
30%
NADIA LÉGER (1904-1982) (NADIA KHODOSSIEVITCH-LÉGER, DIT) - FORMER GEORGES BAUQUIER (1910-1987) COLLECTION AT CHÂTEAU DE CALLIAN
Suprematism, circa 1970, unique piece
Bracelet-watch-sculpture.
18-carat gold.
Mechanical hand-wound duoplan movement by Jaeger LeCoultre Swiss.
Monogrammed HXNL (for Надя ХОДОСЕВИЧ - Nadia LÉGER) on the dial, bears the Master Goldsmith and guarantee hallmarks on the clasp, the guarantee hallmark as a reminder on the back of the case, the movement marked JAEGER LeCOULTRE Swiss (inside the case).
Gross weight:63 g
Provenance :
- Georges Bauquier (1910-1987), second husband of Nadia Léger, work kept in their château in Callian (Var).
- Mme X., held by inheritance from the previous owner.
Public collection and related work :
Kremlin Museums, Moscow - A very slight variant, with a white dial and a black enamelled rectangle, is kept in the collections of this institution under inventory number МЗ-4387.
Exhibition and related work:
Suprematism Vision: Space Motifs in the Graphic Works and Jewellery Designs of Nadia Léger - Kremlin Museums, Moscow, April 22 - August 31, 2021. A very slight variant with a white dial and black enamel rectangle, kept at the Moscow Kremlin Museums, presented at this event.
This lot was described in collaboration with Géraldine Richard, expert in collector's watches.
Sale
Wednesday 4 December 2024・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
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