236,000 HKD
“Doves and Flowers” Bovet, Fleurier, No. 969. Made for the Chinese market, circa 1830. Very fine 18K gold and painted on enamel, center-seconds pocket watch with duplex escapement. Two-body, "Chinese" type, the back enamel panel finely painted with a pair of doves, symbolizing true love, with summer flowers over a pale blue ground in the manner of Dufaux, the bezels, pendant and bow decorated with dark blue, red and pale green champlevé enameled decoration, Hinged gilt brass cuvette. White enamel with radial Roman numerals and outer minute and seconds ring, outer Arabic quarter hour numerals. Gold "spade" hands. Gilt brass, Chinese caliber with free-standing barrel, duplex escapement, bimetallic compensation three-arm balance with blued steel weights, blued steel flat balance-spring, index regulator. Movement signed. Diam. 58 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-04-23
