Sold for:
92,000 HKD
92,000 HKD
Ilbery, London, No. 6810, made for the Chinese market, circa 1830. Very fine, 18K gold and enamel, pearl-set, center-seconds watch with duplex escapement, in original wooden fitted box. Three-body, “Empire”, the back enameled with a geometric crosshatched pattern on blue ground within a fruit of the vine surround on black ground, half pearl-set bezels, pendant and bow, band engraved with repeated pattern, gilt hinged cuvette. White enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute/seconds ring, fifteen-minutes/seconds Arabic markers. Gold “spoon” hands.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-06-06
