50,600 HKD
Leroy, No. 28878, Swiss, made for the IslamicMarket, circa 1830.Fine, 18K gold and enamel, watch. Four-body with scalloped edge, the bezel decorated with alternated azure and turquoise panels painted with flowers, the back with pink enamelled sector panels, painted with trophies, alternating with sectors of azure enamelled panels, painted with flowers. Hinged gold cuvette engraved with technical details. White enamel with Turkish numerals. Gold Breguet hands. 18’’’, gilt brass, bar calibre with going barrel, 8 jewels, cylinder escapement, plain gilt brass three-arm balance, flat balnce spring with regulator.Leroy’s Turkish signature on the dial.Diam. 51 mm. Notes Leroy was the agent of Breguet in Constantinople but he also imported, from Switzerland, watches produced by other makers for the Islamic Market. Among his clients were some of the most distinguished dignitaries of the Ottoman Empire, including the Grand Douanier Ameda, Amil Bey, Lya Bey and Beykan Sultan.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2000-06-05
