1,875 CHF
Oignon French. Made circa 1710. Fine and rare, Louis XIV, gilt brass oignon watch with two hands. To be sold without reserve Two-body, “oignon”, the back decorated with foliate and strapwork within a trellis border. Engraved gilt brass with radial black Roman numerals on white enamel cartouches, outer white enamel cartouches for the Arabic five-minute numerals, winding aperture between 2 and 3. Gilt brass hands. 44 mm, frosted gilt full plate, divided Egyptian pillars, fusee and chain, click and pawl set-up, verge escapement, four-arm brass balance, pierced and chased cock decorated with symmetrical foliage and strapwork, regulator with silver scale disc and finely chased foliate silver feet. Diam. 56 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2010-11-13
