109,250 HKD
William Robertson, London, circa 1780. Very fine and rare, silver, pearl- and ruby-, sapphire-, and emerald-colored paste-set box fitted with a watch. Two-body, hinged, entirely set with a mosaic of sapphire- ruby- and emerald-colored paste stones forming Chinese motifs, the front lid centered by a heart-shaped watch with half pearl-set bezel, half pearls also framing the top and the edges of the lid, a frontal emerald paste-set flower executed in the Chinese style, the gilded base engraved with a geometrical pattern, polished inside. Heart-shaped, engraved gilt metal with three apertures, one for the white enamel hour and minute chapterin the upper left corner with Roman numerals and outer minute divisions, to the right a white enamel regulator dial and at the bottom visible balance. Blued steel "spade" hands. Heart-shaped, hinged, 30 x 28 mm, gilt brass full plate, cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain gold balance, blued steel balance spring.Signed on the movement.Dim. Width 99 mm, depth 64 mm, height 61 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2001-06-08
