16,675 CHF
Gibert A Paris, No. 76, circa 1770. Very fine 20K gold and painted on enamel watch with matching châtelaine. Two-body, "Louis XV", back painted on enamel scene of acourting couple, a cartel clock on the wall, rocaille border, bezelwith champlevé and painted on enamel decoration in a floralpattern. Châtelaine: five links, the top painted with a couple ona settee, two small cartouches above and below in blue grisailleenamel in the style of Delft porcelain, gold spoon, lower panelspainted on enamel depicting children, four enamel chains; twofor the lower panel, two for a gold and enamel heart charm witha cherub between two glass panels and the other for a key. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divi-sionswith five-minute Arabic markers, winding aperture at 4o’clock. Gold "Louis XV" hands. 35 mm, frosted gilt full-platewith pentagonal baluster pillars, fusee and chain, verge escape-ment,steel balance with flat balance spring, continental cock.Signed on the movement.Diam. 42 mm, length with châtelaine 190 cm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-04-24
