11,500 CHF
Potrait of Sir Rajendra SinghMarcks & Co. Ltd., Bombay & Poona, Swiss, No. 973, enamel painting signed by John Graff, circa 1895.Very fine 18 ct. gold and enamel, hunting-cased, keyless watch with a chronograph and minute register, made for the Indian market. White enamel, Roman chapters, outer minute and fifth second divisions with five-minute Arabic numerals, subsidiary sunk seconds and 30-minute register dials. Blued-steel hands. Notes John Graff (28 September 1836 - 17 March 1903)The most eminent enamel portrait miniaturist of the 19th century. Worked on portraits of the most noble European families, and also for China and India, painting enamel portraits on watch cases for Ferrero company.Signed:' J. Graff', 'J.G.' 'Graff'. His work is characterised by its great precision and sense of depth.'Dictionnaire des Horlogers Genevois', Osvaldo Patrizzi, Antiquorum Editions, Geneva, 1998.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2001-03-31