39,100 HKD
“Innocence” Léo Juvet, Shanghai. Made for the Chinese market circa 1875. Fine, small, gilt brass and painted on enamel, pearl-set dead center-seconds pocket watch with Chinese duplex escapement. Three-body, “Empire”, reeded band, back painted on enamel with a scene ofa young girl arranging a posy of flowers in a woodlandlandscape, pearl-set bezels, pendant and bow. Gilt glazed cuvette hinged tothe movement ring. White enamel, radial Romannumerals, outer minute/seconds divisions with fifteen-minute/seconds Arabicmarkers. Blued steel “spoon” hands. 32 mm (14’’’),fully chased and engraved, "Chinese" caliber with standing barrel, 8 jewels,Chinese duplex escapement, steel three-arm balance withblued steel wings, blued steel balance-spring.Movement signed with Chinese characters. Diam. 38.5 mm. Notes For a note on Juvet, see lot 29.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-07-10