Sold for:
126,500 HKD
126,500 HKD
315 Unsigned, Swiss, circa 1890. Very fine gold, enamel, diamond and sapphire set foret watch designed as a scarab-beetle. Three part, underside realistically chased and engraved with legs and underbody, wing covers entirely decorated in translucent blue enamel over engine-turning with diamond-set Borders, the thorax set vvith a sapphire and the head decorated with diamonds, sprung loaded wing covers hinged and opening from a button in the base to reveal the dial. White enamel, Arabic numerals. Goldl "spade" hands.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1996-06-03
