147,500 HKD
“Radial Pearls” Bautte & Moynier à Genève, No. 34184. Made circa 1830 for the Chinese market. Very fine and rare, 18K gold, split pearl-set pocket watch with pearl-set dial and key. Two-body, sprung and hinged bezel set with split-pearls and seed pearls, the back set entirely with graduated split-pearls in a radial pattern, pendant and bow decorated to match. Matte and engine-turned gold with radial Roman numerals set with seed pearls, varicolored gold flower and foliate border, central rosette. Gold “Breguet” hands. 31 mm.13 1/2’’’, gilt brass, three-quarter plate, spring barrel, cylinder escapement, threearm gold balance recessed within the movement, flat balance spring, index regulator. Movement signed, case marked BM and numbered. Diam. 43 mm. Notes This type of watch, entirely pearl-set, was made not only for Europe, but also for the Chinese market. A similar watch is published in 'La Montre Chinoise', Alfred Chapuis, plate after page 228. Another is illustrated in 'La Montre des origines au 19ème siècle', by Catherine Cardinal, p. 212. Bautte & Moynier Successors of the renowned Genevan firm which was founded by Jean-François Bautte, and which was known successively by the names of Moulinié & Bautte, Moulinié, Bautte et Cie, Moulinié, Bautte & Moynier, Bautte, Jean- François Bautte & Cie, Rossel, Bautte & Cie, J. Rossel et Fils, Felipe Hecht, and Juan Hecht. The Bautte & Moynier firm was founded in 1826 by Jean-François Bautte and Jean-Gabriel Moynier. See: “D
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2003-06-02
