VINTAGE ART DECO PIECE IN THE STYLE OF THE WORKS BY VERGER FRÈRES FOR VAN CLEEF AND ARPELS Chien de Fô, circa 1925 Precious push-button table bell; pear-shaped, faceted, and topped with the signature motif. Crafted in black-lacquered vermeil with reserved areas, featuring rows of three coral pearls encircling the base along each faceted section; the reverse side features a silver plate. The signature motif, very finely carved from jadeite, is set within a circular mother-of-pearl platform. A tiny chip on one of the corners of Fô’s dog’s terrace and another on the top of its lip. Bears the number 0846 around the rim beneath the base, the letter B and four crossed-out digits, and the hallmark beneath the reverse plate. Height: 5.3 cm – Length: 5.5 cm – Width: 5.5 cm Gross weight: 126 g