6,900 CHF
Venus and Adonis James Whitthorne, Dublin, circa 1760. Fine 22K gold pair-cased quarter-repeating repoussé watch with à tact option. By "JZ", outer: two-body, back finely chased depicting Venus and Adonis as he is departing for the ill-fatedboar hunt, bezels pierced for sound. Inner: two-body, "bassine", band pierced and engraved with a foliate designand a mask. White enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute divisions with five-minute Arabic markers. Bluedsteel "beetle and poker" hands. 32 mm, frosted gilt full-plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, cylinderescapement, steel balance with flat balance spring, single-footed cock with diamond endstone, silver dust cap.Movement and dust cap signed, case punched with assay office hallmarks (letter mark covered by the bellsocket).Diam. 50 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-04-24
