7,475 CHF
Charles Le Roy, Paris, No. 616, circa 1770. Very fine 20K gold and painted on enamel watch with original matching châtelaine. Two-body, "Louis XV", back centered with painted onenamel cherub with two courting doves, a river landscape in thebackground, engine-turned and translucent green enamelframe, bezels decorated with foliate motives in translucentgreen, white and red enamel. Châtelaine: three links, hingedgold spoon, each link with circular medallion with painted onenamel scenes en suite with the case, all within matte varicol-oreddiamond-set floral frames, two chains, one with a key andone with a seal. White enamel, radial Roman numerals,outer minute divisions, winding aperture at 2 o’clock. Gold"Louis XV" hands. 31 mm, frosted gilt full-plate with cylin-dricalpillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement brass balancewith flat balance spring, continental cock.Signed on the movement, case with Paris hallmarks punchedon the pendant, châtelaine punched "PB" within lozenge.Diam. 37 mm, length with châtelaine 180 mm. Notes Charles Le Roy was the founder of the famous and longest lived horological house in France, L. LeRoy & Cie.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-04-24
