Sold for:
10,925 CHF

Bouquet of FlowersIlbery, London, No. 2741, circa 1835, made for the Chinese market.Fine 18K gold and enamel, pearl-set center-seconds watch with duplex escapement. Two-body, "Chinese", back finely painted with a bouquet of flowers on translucent imperial blue enamel against "sunburst" pattern engine-turning, half-pearl set bezels, pendant and bow, spring-loaded glazed cuvette mounted on the movement ring. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute and seconds divisions with fifteen-minute/seconds Arabic markers. Blued steel elaborate hands. 45 mm, gilt brass fully engraved "Chinese" caliber, 12 jewels, free-standing barrel, ruby duplex escaement, three-arm, uncut-bimetallic balance with flat balance-spring, diamond endstone.Signed on the movement. Diam. 55 mm.


Antiquorum

Auctioneer:
Antiquorum

Date:
2001-10-13