112,100 HKD
“The Three Muses” William Brown, London, No. 109. Made for the Chinese Market, circa 1790. Fine and rare, small, gilt brass and painted on enamel pair-cased coach and table watch with center seconds and stop feature. Outer: two-body, “bassine”, the bezels with chased palm leaf decoration against a matted ground, the back enamel panel painted with an allegory featuring Clio, Muse of History, and Urania, Muse of Astronomy and Euterpe, the muse of music in a landscape. Inner: two-body “bassine”, polished. Gilt brass dust cap. White enamel with radial Roman numerals and outer minute and seconds divisions, Arabic five seconds/minutes numerals. Pierced gilt brass hands. Hinged gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain steel three-arm balance, flat balance spring, pierced and engraved gilt brass English cock with diamond endstone, silver regulation dial, stop lever in the bezel. Movement and dust cap signed. Diam. 71 mm. Property of a European Collector Notes Watches such as the present lot were made not only to be portable, but could also be placed in stands for use as desk and mantel timepieces. William Brown Worked in Piccadilly, London in the last quarter of the 18th century.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2003-06-02
