$3,450
Tiger Fighting a Serpent J. Trilla, Genève, No. 20883. Produced circa 1890. Very fine, keyless, minute-repeating, 18K multicolored gold watch. Five-body,“bassine et filets”, solid, front with applied rose gold tiger fighting a serpent in a jungle, case back with foliate engraving, band and bezels engraved in repeated pattern, gold hinged cuvette. White enamel with painted radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions with 5-minute Arabic markers, subsidiary sunk seconds dial. Cal. 47 mm (21’’’), nickel,damascened in a wavy pattern, 32 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance, Breguet palladium balance spring, repeating on gongs by activating slide on the band.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 55 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-05-26
