Sold for:
2,875 CHF
2,875 CHF
Bovet, Fleurier, Swiss, made for the Chinese Market, circa 1850. Fine and rare silver gilt and enamel, pearl-set centre second fob watch. Three body, Empire with reeded band, splitpearl set bezels, pendant and bow, the back enamel panel painted with a fine composition of Summer flowers on a blue ground. Hinged silver gilt glazed cuvette. White enamel with Roman numerals. Blued steel Breguet hands. Silvered brass fully engraved with a foliage decoration, "Chinese" calibre with free standing barrel, cylinder escapement, plain silvered three-arm balance, flat balance spring and regulator. Signed on the dial. In very good condition. Diam. 32 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1996-04-20
