32,200 CHF
Affairs of the HeartJames Cox, London, No. 402, circa 1780.Fine and rare gilt metal form watch in shape of a heart with concealed enamel erotic scenes and visible balance, made for the Chinese market. White enamel Roman hour chapter with outer minute divisions on the top left, on the right slow/fast regulator dial, anat the bottom aperture for the balance oscillating against a polished plate, all set into a blue enamelled mask painted with gold scrolls. Blued-steel hands, Heart-shaped, 33 x 34 mm, hinged, gilt brass full plate, cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain polished steel three-arm balance, flat balance spring, single-footed three-arm cock.Signed on the movement.Dim. 52 x 42 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 238-239. Notes The watch is illustrated and described in 'Les Heures de l'Amour' by Roland Carrera, Editions Scriptar/Antiquorum, Geneva, 1993, p. 37.Cox JamesFor a biography, see page 150.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2001-03-31
