250,000 HKD
AUDEMARS PIGUET, LES DANSEUSES BY DEGAS Audemars Piguet, Swiss, No. 263943, case No. B64657. Made circa 1980. Fine and very rare, 18k yellow gold, diamond and enamel keyless dress pocket watch. The enamel inspired by Degas “Les Danseuses”, enamel work by G. Rivalta. C. Three-body, polished bezel, polished curved band, the back with a painted on enamel scene of ballerinas getting ready based on the painting by Degas and surrounded by diamonds D. Champagne, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions and Arabic five minutes. Pierced blued steel hands M. Cal. 5020, 15.5’’’, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 20 jewels, adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and five positions, monometallic balance, self-compensating balance. Case, dial and movement signed. Diam. 47 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2013-06-22