Sold for:
13,225 CHF
13,225 CHF
A La Plus BelleUnsigned, Geneva, circa 1810. Very fine and amusing 18 ct. gold and enamel concealed form watch in the shape of a pear fitted with a vinaigrette, a frame for a miniature, a mirror, and a patch compartment. 20 mmo, hinged, gilt brass full plate, cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain thre-arm brass balance, flat balance spring, continental cock.Dim. Length 63 mm, width 22 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, pages 430-431. Notes The present lot is published in 'Montres de fantaisie', by Osvaldo Patrizzi and Fabienne X. Sturm, Geneva, 1979,fig. 13.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2001-03-31
