14,950 HKD
Hessen a Paris, No. 18099, circa 1790. Fine 18K gold and enamel pearl set watch. Double body, Louis XVI with split-pearl set bezels, the back enamel panel painted en grisaille with an urn, doves and flowers over an azure ground. White enamel with radial Arabic numerals. Gold "fleurs-de-lys " hands. Hinged gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, gilt brass continental cock with polished steel end-piece. Signed on the back plate. Diam. 18 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1999-06-07