78,200 HKD
“White Doves & Flowers” Fleurier, made for the Chinese market circa 1860. Very fine gilt brass and painted on enamel, turquoiseset center-seconds watch with special movement. Three-body, “Empire”, the back finely painted on enamel with two whitedoves amongst a bouquet of flowers, turquoise-set bezels, pendant, and bow,glazed cuvette hinged to the movement ring. White enamel, radial Romannumerals, outer minute/seconds indexes with fifteen-minute/seconds Arabicnumerals.Blued steel “ovoid” hands. 45 mm (21’’’), mirror polished steel,“Chinese” caliber, free-standing barrel, detached lever escapement,steel three-arm balance with blued-steel wings, flat balance spring, indexregulator.Diam. 57 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-07-10
