82,800 HKD
“Summer Flowers” Just & Son, London, No. 3927. Probably made by Bovet, Fleurier, for the Chinese market, circa 1840. Fine, gold and painted on enamel pocket watch with center seconds. Two-body, chased and engraved with scrolls and flowers highlighted withred, blue and cream translucent enamel, similarly decoratedpendant and bow, the back with a finely painted on enamel bouquet of earlysummer flowers against a red guilloché enamelground. Hinged engraved cuvette. White enamel with radial Roman numerals,outer minutes/seconds track with Arabic fifteen minutes/seconds numerals. Blued steel Breguet hands. 44 mm (19 1/2’’’)., fullychased and engraved, "Chinese" caliber with standingbarrel, 8 jewels, lateral lever escapement, steel three-arm balance withblued steel wedges, blued steel balance-spring, index regulator.Movement signed. Diam. 53.5 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-07-10
