Sold for:
223,500 CHF
223,500 CHF
James Cox, London, 1767, casemaker's mark P. M. incuse, for Peter Mounier.Very important and rare 20 ct. gold pair-cased moss agate ruby-set watch with fifth-second diablotine, regulator-type dial, date and stop feature, with a contemporary Chinese fob, made for the Chinese market. Notes A watch with a similar case, made for the Chinese market, is illustrated in 'La Montre des origines au 19ème siécle', by Catherine Cardinal, fig. 157. It is part of the collection of the Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, Brussels, inv. 2782.Cox JamesFor a biography, see page 150
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2001-03-31
