18,400 CHF
Unsigned, Paris discharge marks of Jean Baptiste Fouache for 1774-80. Fine and rare gold enamel and gilt brass sealing-wax case, set with semi-precious stones, with a watch and concealed erotic enamelled scene. Gilded metal sheath with floral and foliate decoration in relief, two sides with applied silver decoration set with multicoloured stones, hinged two-body vari-coloured gold top houses the watch, the back of which has a painted enamel portrait of a lady. The bottom of the sheath has a dendritic agate on one side and a painted enamel medallion with a portrait of a lady within a frame of ruby-colored stones on the other. The medallion can be rotated revealing a potentially incandescent scene beteen the lady and gentleman. Oval, 21.5 x 18 mmo, built on three levels, brass, cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain three-arm brass balance with flat spring, mounted between the third and fourth plate.Dim. Length 145 mm, width 20 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 382-383.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2001-03-31
