48,300 HKD
Swiss, circa 1900. Fine and very rare 18K gold and painted on enamel, pearl-set Boule de Genève watch with matching locket on a gold chatelaine in original leather fitted box. Spherical, three-body, with painted on enamel garlands of flowers on translucent rose enamel over engine-turning, band in champlevé black enamel, pearl-set revolving bezel winding the watch. Locket: oval, two-body, en suite, inside with two compartments for miniatures, or charms, with 4-petal (for good luck) shamrock leaves, two link gilt chatelaine. White enamel with Arabic numerals, figure “12” in red, outer minute divisions, snap-on fit. Blued steel “spade” hands. 17.8 mm. (8’’’), frost gilt, cylinder escapement, three-arm brass balance with flat balance spring, wound by means of the revolving bezel patented by Marius LeCoultre.Diam. 21 mm, length with the chatelaine 135 mm.Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 10327, made in 1817.Very fine and very rare 18K varicolored gold, garnet-set lady’s pendant watch.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-06-06
