18,975 CHF
Floral Still Life Musson à Paris, No. 1581, circa 1750. Very fine 20K gold and painted on enamel quarter-repeating à toc watch with à tact option. Two-body, Louis XV, back finely painted on enamelwith a floral still life against a brown background, bezelsdecorated with enamel flowers, pushbutton at 8 o’clock for àtact option. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minutedivisions with five-minute Arabic markers, winding aperture at 2 o’clock. Diamond-set Louis XV hands. 38 mm, hinged, frosted gilt full-plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, steelbalance with flat balance spring, continental cock.Signed on dial and movement.Diam. 43 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-04-24
