143,750 HKD
The Mandarin Duck Bovet, London, No. 831, made for the Chinese market circa 1830. Very fine 18K gold and painted on enamel pearl-set, special escapement, center-seconds watch, made for the Chinese market. Two-body, “Chinese”, No. 577, back cover depicting a finely painted on enamel Mandarin Duck, seating on a rocky outcrop, bezels set with half pearls and decorated in red and blue champlevé enamel, spring-loaded gold cuvette hinged tothe movement ring, pendant and bow decorated en suite. White enamel, radial Roman chapters, outer minute and quarter second divisions, fifteen minute/seconds Arabic numerals with fifteen-minute/seconds Arabic markers. Gold “Spoon” hands. 47 mm (21’’’), gilt brass fully engraved “Chinese”caliber, free-standing barrel, ruby duplex escapement with ruby rest insert and steel impulse pallet, plain steel three-arm balance with blued steel wedged weights, flat balance spring.Signed on the movement, case punched with Geneva mark and “B” in lozenge. Diam. 58 mm.A very similar watch, with a nightingale, was in the Lord Sandberg Collection. Notes (see Antiquorum, March 31, 2001, No. 280).
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-06-06
