124,500 CHF
Breguet et Fils, No. 3001 / 2091, sold to Codja Ojami for 3750 piastres on October 1, 1817.Very fine and rare 22 ct. gold and enamel 'cabriolet' quarter repeating watch, with a special escapement, made for the Islamic market. By Joly. Outer: two-body, the back in red translucent champlevé enamel over barleycorn engine-turning with gold repeated floral motives separated by an eight-looped ribbon, a gold rosette in the centre. Inner: three-body, the back with a very finely enamel painted sunset in the countryside with a lake in the foreground, the edges in scarlet translucent enamel over engine-turning, the border set with gold flowers. Bezels in matching scarlet enamel with gold laurel leaf decoration. Detachable gld cuvette with apertures for winding and regulating secured by a single eccentric screw. By Lucard. White enamel with Turkish numerals, outer minute ring with Turkish 15-minute marks, small gold eight-pointed compass rose in the centre, secured by a screw. Blued-steel Breguet hands. Notes The present watch was shipped to Leroy, Breguet's agent in Constantinople on 22 May 1817 who delivered it fivemonths later.The use of 22 ct. gold is another indication of the superior quality of the case. Although Breguet used all three French gold standards for his cases, that is 18 ct., 20 ct. and 22 ct., the latter is the rarest.The only other example known with the serial No. 2951, was sold by Antiquorum, in October 1997, lot 31.The enamel painter has very skilfully us
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2001-03-31
