4,370 CHF
Dimier & Cie, Genève, made for the Chinese market circa 1850. Very fine small 18K gold and painted on enamel, pearl-set pendant watch. Four-body, "Empire", spring-loaded back finely painted on enamel with a pair of doves and a flower bouquet, blue background, half pearl-set bezels, pendant and bow, gold glazed cuvette. White enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute divisions. Blued steel "spade" hands. 23 mm., entirely engraved brass bar caliber with polished steel pillar plate, cylinder escapement, three-arm gilt balance with flat balance spring.Signed on dial and movement.Diam. 27 mm. Notes Dimier et Cie Recorded as being active around 1835 in the rue Croix d'Or 27, they exported small watches in gilt brass, or gold and enamel, cases, often with a floral, pearl-set decor. They are further recorded at Quai des Bergues, 31 in 1857 and Quai des Etuves, 31, in 1860. "Dictionnaire des Horlogers Genevois", by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Antiquorum Editions, 1998.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2003-06-14
