29,900 CHF
The Persuasion Attributable to James Cox, circa 1775. Very fine and extremely rare 18K gold and enamel miniature watch with two concealed painted erotic scenes, made for the Chinese market. Three-body, “Consular”, back cover with fine imperial blue champlevé enamelled scene of a browsing goat, symbolising Lust, against engine-turning, the bezels with repeated blue champlevé enamel decoration. Opening the back reveals two painted on enamel scenes, one inside the back cover and one inside the inner dome, depicting a persuasive preamble on the one hand, and a coquettish submission on the other. White enamel, Arabic numerals, outer minute dot divisions. Gold “arrow” hands. 15.5 mm, total weight: 4,5 grams, hinged, gilt brass full plate with turned baluster pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, gold three-arm balance, single-footed gilded cock pierced and engraved with asymmetrical foliage, rack and pinion regulator.Diam. 23 mm. Notes ProvenancE1. The Time Museum. 2. Lord Sandberg Collection Published in the Sandberg book, page 244-245.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-11-14
