11,241 CHF
Unsigned, Swiss, circa 1715. "Frivolite" Fine gilt brass and silver Louis XIV "oignon" with enamel cock. Three piece "oignon" silver overlaid gilt brass, fully engraved with foliage, the hinged back centred with a small village, disclosing the enamel cock through a glazed aperture. White enamel embossed with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring. Blued steel "poker and beetle" hands. Hinged gilt brass with Egyptian pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain steel two arm balance, short balance spring, gilt brass balance cock applied with an enamel plaque, painted with the portrait of a winsome lady proud of her charms. Diam. 56 mm. Notes Attributed to Mussard, the enamel painting on the balance cock is drawn from an illustr ation eng raved by Picard circa 1710-1720 for poets ies.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1997-11-16
