17,500 CHF
Deroche – Sweet Cherries Deroche fres & Ce, Geneve, No. 7789. Made circa 1790. Very fine, 18K gold and painted on enamel, pearl-set pocket watch with outer protective case. Two-body, pearl-set bezel, the back with a finely painted on enamel scene of a girl and boy in a landscape, the girl holding two cherries to tempt the boy who has his hands behind his back, gold paillon border with silhouette portrait at the bottom, pearl-set border. White enamel with upright Roman numerals, outer minute divisions. Gold arrow hands. 42 mm., matte gilt, full plate, cylindrical pillars, fuse and chain, verge escapement with micrometric potence adjustment, brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring, continental balance cock with polished steel endplate, silver regulation dial. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 50 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2011-05-15