17,825 CHF
Audemars Frères & Cie. , Swiss, circa 1910.Very fine 18K pink gold, diamond-set, hunting cased, keyless minute repeating automaton watch. Four body, massive "bassine", polished, the cover applied with a rose-cut diamond-set monogram. Hinged gold cuvette. Small opalescent flinqué enamel with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds, flanked by a gold enamel painted Father of Time Jack on the left, two cherubs on the right, applied over the blued steel dial plate and striking hours, quarters and minutes on two bells. Blued steel "spade" hands.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1999-10-23