223,500 CHF
Morning Walk. Attributed to Jaquet Droz, Geneva, circa 1790. Magnificent and highly important 18K gold and enamel, pearl-set center-seconds form clockwatch, designed as an amphora. Two-body, the spring-loaded back with a finely painted on enamel scene depicting a young couple under a tree outside the walls of a castle, accompanied by their sheep and a dog, roses in a hat on the ground, background of translucent imperial blue enamel over flinqué with white enamel foliate lower edge and gold wavy side edges underlined with white enamel, the front the same, with the watch dial in place of the painting, pearl-set bezel, graduated pearl-set garlands at the top with split pearl rosette in the center, octagonal tapered base decorated with azure, black and white champlevé enamel forming a geometrical pattern, pearl-set neck, the top en suite, pendant and bow in azure, black, and white champlevé enamel, pendant with push-button for opening the back cover, gold knob in front below the dial for strike/silence. Gold movement housing, two-body, oval, the spring-loaded back entirely decorated with crosshatched pattern of azure, black and white enamel with gold pierced edgefor the sound, three winding apertures for going train, clockwatch and setting, pierced and engraved band. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track with five-minute Arabic markers. Blued steel "spear" hands. Oval, 61 x 43 mm, engraved gilt brass, both striking and going trains under circular engraved
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2003-10-11
