152,500 CHF
THE MAGNIFICENT CHINESE PEONY FLOWER GRANDE SONNERIE CLOCKWATCH WITH TRIP REPEATING Swiss, Geneva. Made circa 1820. Magnificent and exceptionally rare, very large, three-train, 18K gold, painted and champlevé enamel, pearl-set, “quarters first” Grande Sonnerie striking clockwatch with trip quarter-repeating. Four -body, fl ower form, hinged and sprung bezel chased with gold leaves and set with seed pearls against a background of royal blue translucent champleve enamel on an engine turned ground, the band decorated with chased gold leaves within a royal blue champleve enamel ground, pendant set with pearls, the hinged and sprung back cover realistically and very fi nely painted on enamel with a red and white striped peony fl ower, the interiors of the band decorated with black champlevé enamel foliage within an outer border of pale turquoise enamel. Hinged gold cuvette decorated with pale green champlevé enamel and engraved gold foliate scrolls, blue champlevé enamel border with engraved gold scrolls and translucent red enamel ovals. Silver-gilt, radial champlevé Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, engine-turned center, secured by two screws. Fine blued steel serpentine hands. 56 mm., frosted gilt, standing barrels for the quarter and hour striking trains, barrel for the going train within a shaped plate with bridge secured by 3 screws, blued steel stopwork, cylinder escapement, plain three-arm balance, fl at balance spring, blued steel index regulator, striking and re
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2012-05-13
