20,700 CHF
Bovet, Fleurier, No. 528, made for the Chinese market, cir-ca 1840.Very fine and unusual gold and enamel center seconds watch with special escapement, accompanied by a matching gold and enamel pencil. Two-body, spring-loaded, back cover very finely decorated with gold and champlevé and remoulayé enamel, depicting griffins, flowers and foliage, the bezels and pendant decorated en suite, gold glazed hinged spring-loaded cuvette mounted to the movement ring. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute/seconds track. Gold "spoon" hands. Notes In this watch are present all of the most popular decorative techniques of the goldsmith's art and enameling of the mid 19th century: engraving, chasing, champlevé and remoulayé enamel, and gold and colored paillons. Here it is the enamel which serves as the decoration, with its references to rocaille and Renaissance elements, is exemplary of the decorative eclecticism of the time.For a biography of Bovet, see lot 152.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2002-11-16
