Sold for:
48,300 CHF
48,300 CHF
Bovet, London, No. 452, circa 1830.Very fine 18 ct. gold and enamel pearl-set, special escapement, centre seconds watch, made for the Chinese market. Two-body, back cover with a finely painted enamel nightingale, singing in a flowering thorn bush, bezels set with half pearls and decorated in red and blue champlevé enamel, spring-loaded gilt cuvette hinged to the movement ring, pendant and bow decorated en suite. Notes S$: 12'000 - 15'000 Bovetfor a biography, see lot 152
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2001-03-31
