23,000 HKD
Jas. Gudin, Geneva, No. 22905, circa 1840. Fine and rare 18 ct. gold and enamel, "cabriolet" pair cased watch. Outer three body, bezel and back with engraved foliage decoration over a green ground, the back with a finely painted mountain landscape, with a waterfall. Inner four body, the bezels engraved with a foliage decoration, the back decoration matching that of the outer case and centred with two maiden in folk costumes ( slightly restored). Hinged gold cuvette with engine-turned border and engraved with technical details. Gold engine-turned with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds, the centre with a floral decoration. Blued steel Breguet hands.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1996-06-03