138,000 CHF
Marcks & Co. Ltd.Bombay & Poona, No.1004, Swiss, made for the Indian Market, circa 1900. Impressive 18 ct. gold, enamel, ruby, diamond and pearl-set hunting-cased minute-repeating, keyless grande and petite sonnerie clockwatch, the case in the manner of J. Ferrero. Four body massive, "pomme et gouge" , engraved band and split-pearl set bezels, the covers of green translucent enamel inlaid with old cut diamond motives, each centered with a ruby. Gold cuvette. Heavy frosted gold with green champlevé Roman numerals and enamelled roses at each half hour with forgetme- nots in the center, sunk subsidiary seconds. Blued-steel "spade" hands. Notes This is a very small caliber for a clockwatch.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1991-10-20
