11,155 CHF
Attributable to Moulinié, Bautte & Moynier, Geneva, circa 1830. Very fine 18K multicolored gold, diamond-, ruby-, and turquoise-set watch with visible spinning balance in glazed protective case. hree-body, "bassine", profusely decorated with applied rose, green, and white gold floral and foliate motives, flowers set with rubies, vase with diamonds and bezels with turquoises, spring-loaded back, gold hinged cuvette. Small gold, set in the lower part with Roman numerals, outer minute track, center engine-turned with wickerwork pattern, set on lavishly decorated gold dial-plate en suite with the case, aperture at the top for the diamond-set balance, spinning against blue enamel backround with rose gold sunburst pattern. Blued steel "spade" hands.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2003-04-12