49,560 CHF
Venus and Adonis Henry Arlaud, (Geneva), Geneva school enamel, circa 1670. Very fine and important painted on enamel 21K gold single-hand prebalance spring pendant watch. To be sold without reserve Two-body, “bassine” with inward edges, back finely painted on enamel depicting Venus pleading with Adonis not to go hunting, with two dogs on leashes, Amour behind, after Simon Vouet, band with four vignettes painted with rural scenes, castle ruins, Alpine scene, inside an impressive portal in the foreground with a large tree overshadowing it and Alpine scene in the background, small pendant, loose ring. White enamel, large radial Roman numeral ring with half-hour indexes, inner quarter-hour ring, center with finely painted scene depicting Venus attempting to entice Adonis, while he appears unmoved and impatient for the hunt. Gilt “tulip” hand. 33 mm., hinged, gilt brass, full plate, baluster pillars, cat-gut fusee, short three-wheel train with five-leaf pinions, verge escapement, circular steel foliot irregular pierced and engraved gilt cock secured by a screw, worm-gear and pinion mainspring set-up with silver scale plate. Signed on the movement. Diam. 39 mm. Property of a Swiss Collector Notes Venus and Adonis According to the legend, Adonis was born from the incestuous union of Myrrha and her father Cinyras, King of Paphos in Cyprus. The gods transformed Myrrha into a myrrh-tree and in due course Adonis was born when the tree’s trunk was split open by a wild boar. Venus w
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-11-12
