20,700 CHF
T. Selling, London, made for the Russian market circa 1740. Very fine and rare 22K enamel and repousee pair cased quarter-repeating watch with a provision for à toc and à tact. gold, champlevé radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions with five-minute Arabic markers on polished cartouches, matted background, center repoussé with a scrolls and arabesques. Blued steel "beetle and poker" hands.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2003-10-11