396,000 HKD
A Tribute to Queen Victoria Swiss, Enamel attributed to Louis Rosselet, Geneva, made for the Indian market, circa 1880. Very fine 18K gold and painted on enamel, pearl-set, hunting-cased keyless chronograph watch with 30-minute register. Five-body, the back painted on enamel with a peacock by a lake with Windsor castle in the background, the front with a very finely painted on enamel portrait of the young Queen Victoria, Windsor castle in the background, pearl-set bezels and bow, gold hinged cuvette. White enamel, with radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, outermost chronograph track divided into fifths, minute register at 3, subsidiary sunk seconds at 9. Gold spade hands. 42 mm (19’’’), frosted gilt 3/4-plate in English style, 15 jewels, lateral counterpoised lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with Breguet balance spring. Diam. 52 mm. Notes Louis Rosselet Awell-known enamel painter of the second half of the 19th and the early 20th century, he specialized in country scenes, landscapes and portrait miniatures and often worked for the Chinese and Indian markets. He is known for his flower bouquets and the "Peacock by a lake" scene depicted in the present watch. Rosselet is recorded as having worked at Place du Temple 171 in 1857. Queen Victoria (1819 - 1901) Born on 24 May 1819, the only child of Edward, Duke of Kent, and Victoria Maria Louisa of Saxe-Coburg. In 1837, at the age of 18, she succeeded her uncle William IV. In 1840 Victoria m
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-06-08
