120,750 HKD
A Tribute to Queen Victoria Swiss, Enamel attributed to Louis Rosselet, Geneva, made for the Indian market, circa 1880. Very fine 18K gold and painted on enamel, pearl-set, hunting-cased keyless chronograph watch with 30-minute register. Five-body, the back very well painted on enamel with a peacock by a lake with Windsor castle in the background, the front with a very well painted on enamel portrait of the young Queen Victoria, Windsor castle in the background, pearl-set bezels and bow, gold hinged cuvette. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, outermost chronograph track divided into fifths, minute register at 3, subsidiary sunk seconds at 9. Gold “spade” hands. 42 mm (19’’’), frosted gilt 3/4-plate in English style, 15 jewels, lateral counterpoised lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with Breguet balance spring.Diam. 52 mm. Notes Louis Rosselet A well-known enamel painter of the second half of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century, he specialized in country scenes, landscapes and portrait miniatures and often worked for the Chinese and Indian markets. He is known for his flower bouquets and the " Peacock by a lake" scene depicted in the present watch. Rosselet is recorded at Place du Temple 171 in 1857.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-06-06
