178,710 HKD
Not signed, English, (James Cox? ), circa 1790. Very fine and extremely rare 18 ct. gold and enamel miniature watch with two concealed painted erotic scenes. Three body, Louis XVI, the bezels with blue champleve enamelled decoration, the engineturned back with a fine blue champleve enamelled scene of a goat browsing leaves. The opening back revels two enamel scenes, depicting the preamble and the happy end of a love story, painted inside the cover and on the fixed cuvette. White enamel with Arabic numerals. Gold "arrow" hands. Hinged gilt brass full plate with column pillars, fusee with chain, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring and gilt brass English cock. In very good condition. Diam. 23 mm. Notes Given its tiny size, this watch was certainly made for a lady - no doubt to encourage her admirers.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1994-06-17
