271,400 HKD
”Rose Bouquet” Bovet, London, No. 327. Made for the Chinese market, circa 1830. Very fine 18K gold and painted on enamel, center-seconds pocket watch with duplex escapement. Two-body, “Chinese” type, the back painted on enamel with a bouquet of roses and flowers, champlevé enamel bezels, pendant, and bow. Gold glazed cuvette hinged to the movement ring. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute/ seconds track with fifteen-minute/seconds Arabic numerals. Blued steel “Spade” hands. 47 mm, mirror-polished and blued steel "Chinese" caliber with steel wheels, bridges and standing barrel, duplex escapement, plain five-arm steel balance, flat blued steel balance-spring, index regulator. Movement signed. Case with London prestige marks. Diam. 58 mm. To be sold without reserve
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-04-23
