5,290 CHF
Papillon, a Abbeville, circa 1700. Rare and fine gilt brass center-wound single-hand "oignon" watch with enameled cock and false pendulum. Two-body, "oignon", glazed back, bezels engraved with foliate pattern. White enamel, large Roman numerals, fleur de lis half-hour divisions, inner quarter-hour ring. Blued steel "arrow" hand. 47 mm, hinged, gilt full plate with Egyptian pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement with steel balance and short balance-spring, cock finely painted on enamel with a lady admiring a butterfly which has alighted on her hand, butterfly-shaped false pendulum, Tompion type regulator without a pointr.Signed on the movement.Diam. 58mm
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2001-10-13
