283,200 HKD
“Summer Bouquet” Attributed to Piguet & Meylan, Genève, signed by Charman, London, No. 9077. Made for the Chinese market, circa 1820. Very fine and rare, large, musical, 18K gold, painted on enamel and pearl-set pocket watch playing music on the hour or at will. Accompanied by a fitted box. Four-body, "Empire", reeded band, split pearl-set bezels, pendant and bow, the back painted on enamel with a bouquet of summer flowers against an opalescent enamel ground, the scalloped border decorated in pale blue and white champlevé enamel. Hinged gold cuvette. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds. Gold "spade" hands. 52 mm, gilt, going barrels for the going and musical trains, cylinder escapement, brass three-arm balance, the balance and the steel escape wheel jeweled, flat balance spring, index regulator, sur plateau musical movement with 24 tuned steel teeth playing on both sides of the pinned disc. Dial, cuvette and movement signed by Charman, dial plate punch numbered 796 & 1857. Diam. 61.5 mm. Notes For a discussion of watches made for the Chinese market, see pages 196 - 201. Charman Recorded working in London from the beginning of the 19th century. He specialized in making watches for the Chinese market. Another watch by Charman was sold by Antiquorum, Hong Kong, May 23, 2006, lot 125.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2003-11-25
