$23,000
Portrait of Nawab Bahadur KhanjiUnsigned, Swiss, enamel painting signed by Amédée Champod, circa 1890. Very fine 18K, gold and enamel, diamond-set, hunting-cased, keyless, two-train, Grande et petite Sonnerie quarter repeating clock watch, made for the Indian market. white enamel, Roman chapters, subsidiary sunk seconds dial. Blued-steel, Breguet hands. Notes Published in the Sandberg book, page 354-355.P. Amédée Champod (1834-1913)One of the most celebrated enamel painters of the end of the 19th century, Amédée Champod specialized in portraits of important personalities from the Orient as well as Europe, most notably a portrait of Pope Pius IX. He also painted fine landscapes and hunting scenes for the Chinese and the Indian markets. He worked for Bovet, Vaucher, Vrard, and Courvoisier Frères, among others. His technique was outstanding and his portraits could today be compared with the most accurate color photographs."Dictionnaire des Horlogers Genevois", Osvaldo Patrizzi, Antiquorum Editions, Geneva, 1998.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2003-03-19
