722,500 CHF
MAGNIFICENT ENAMELED WATCH WITH THREE HAMMER & THREE GONG MINUTE REPEATING - VENUS & CUPID – AN ALLEGORY OF LOVE Swiss, the movement attributed to Decombaz, No. 99018, the case by Frères Oltramare, No. 5476, the enamel in the manner of Isaac Adam. Made for the Chinese market, circa 1820. Magnificent and exceptionally fine, large, gold, enamel, painted on enamel and pearl-set pocket watch with three-hammer minute repeating on three gongs. Two-body, “bassine”, the bezel and matching back border overlaid with azure champlevé enamel, oval panels with chased gold and seed pearl-set fl ower heads with a black enamel ground and pearl border, alternating with chased gold and pearl-set fl owers with red champlevé enamel detail, entirely pearl-set pendant, the bow decorated with azure and black champlevé enamel stripes and further set with graduated pearls, hinged and sprung back cover with a very fi nely painted on enamel scene of Venus and Cupid on a daybed, Venus with her attributes of a fl aming torch and a pair of doves, winged cupid looking tenderly at his mother, arabesque pearl border and azure enamel border. Hinged and sprung gold cuvette decorated with black champlevé enamel scrolling foliage within an azure border, apertures for winding and hand-setting. White enamel with Arabic numerals, outer minute track, secured by a blued steel screw. Blued steel lozenge hands. Blued and polished steel with matte gilt plate, standing barrel, jeweled cylinder escapement, three-arm gi
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2012-03-11
