9,375 CHF
ROMILLY – LA CAGE AUX OISEAUX Romilly a Paris, No. 5343. Made circa 1790. Fine 18K gold, painted on enamel and pearl-set pocket watch. Two-body with split-pearl set bezels, the back enamel panel painted with a scene of a seated young lady in a landscape playing a musical box, a bird in a gold paillon cage hanging from a tree to her right, translucent royal blue background, paillon border. White enamel with Arabic numerals and outer gold dot minute divisions. Fleur-de-lis hands. 41 mm., hinged gilt brass full plate with conical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, micrometric potence adjustment, plain brass three-arm balance, fl at balance spring, gilt brass continental cock with polished steel end-piece. Movement signed. Diam. 49 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2012-05-13
