287,500 HKD
SPRING BOUQUET MIRROR IMAGE PAIR OF CHINESE MARKET WATCH Swiss, case No. 4569 and 4570. Made for the Chinese market. Made circa 1880. Fine, large, mirror image pair gilt-metal, painted on enamel and pearl-set center seconds, Chinese duplex escapement pocket watch. Accompanied by keys and a box. Three-body, Empire, reeded band, the back painted on enamel with a large flower bouquet on a blue ground, pearl-set bezels, pendant and bow. Glazed gilt-rimmed cover over the movement. White enamel, narrow radial Roman numerals, center seconds, outer minute divisions. Blued steel Chinese hands. 47.7 mm. entirely engraved gilt Chinese caliber, 10 jewels, free-standing barrel, Chinese duplex escapement, three-arm balance with blued steel winged weights, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator. Notes Case numbered. DIAM. 55.7 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2015-06-28
