94,400 HKD
“Autumn” Geneva. Made circa 1790. Very fine, 18K gold, painted on enamel and pearl-set pocket watch with outer protecting case. Two-body, “Directoire”, split-pearl-set bezels, the back decorated with a finely painted on enamel portrait of a Bacchante in classical dress holding a bunch of grapes and with grapes in her hair, royal blue translucent enamel over sunray engine-turned ground. White enamel with Arabic numerals and outer minute divisions, Arabic quarter-hour numerals. Gold “fleur-de-lys” hands. 42 mm., frosted gilt, full plate, fusee and chain, verge escapement, threearm brass balance with flat balance spring, continental balance cock with polished steel endplate, silver regulation dial. Diam. 50 mm. Property of an Swiss collector
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2003-06-02
