13,800 CHF
The Judgment of Paris "Les deux frères Huaut, les jeunes", circa 1680, movement by Jan Henkels, Amsterdam, circa 1760. Exceptionally fine and very rare 20K gold and painted on enamel pendant watch. Two-body, "bassine", very finely painted on enamel with a scene depicting the judgment of Paris from an engraving by Antoine de Fer after Laurent de la Hyre with the three goddesses to the left, Hermes and Paris to the right, inside a landscape with ruins and a man playing the flute, band with landscape vignettes. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer arcaded minute ring with five-minute Arabic markers, winding aperture at 3 o’clock. Blued steel "beetle and poker" hands. 35 mm, hinged, frosted gilt full-plate with square baluster pillars, fusee and chain, cylinder escapement with brass escape wheel, steel balance with flat balance spring, continental cock.Signed on the movement, case signed Huaud. Diam. 41 mm. Notes A virtually identical case, signed "Les deux frere Huaud l’on faite", is in the Louvre Collection (Inv OA 8326). For the biography of the Huaut Frères and a discussion of the importance of these cases, see previous lot. Jan Henkels Was active between 1742 and 1772. In a 1767 directory he is listed as being on the Heiligeweg. He was a very able maker, making watches and clocks, including complicated musical and automaton clocks. The Judgment of Paris For the wedding feast of Thetis and Peleus, all the gods were invited but Eris, Offended and angry, Eri
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-04-24
