306,800 HKD
“Limoges Enamel Watch & Chatelaine” J(ean) Chambon a Paris, No. 5262. The watch made circa 1775, the chatelaine and decoration made circa 1860. Very fine and rare, Renaissance revival, 18K gold, Limoges enamel, rose-cut diamond and pearl-set pocket watch, chatelaine with a key and seal. Two-body, “Louis XVI”, the back cover set with a Limoges enamel panel depicting Marie de Medici, rose-cut diamond-set frame, translucent red enamel border and outer matte gold border decorated with enamel “C” scrolls, the bezel decorated to match. Chatelaine: decorated with finely painted Limoges enamel plaques depicting Marie de Medici and Henry IV & fleur-de-lys, translucent red enamel links, set throughout with rose-cut diamonds with crowns, fleur-de-lys and crosses. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, Arabic five minute numerals. Rose-cut diamond-set “fleur-de-lys” hands. 33 mm., gilt full plate, tapered pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement with micrometric potence adjustment, three-arm brass balance, flat balance spring, continental balance cock, polished steel endplate, silver regulation dial. Movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Notes Limoges Enamel Named after the town in France where it was invented, it is the technique of "painting" with a special enamel called "blanc de Limoges" over a dark enameled surface to form a detailed picture, often a human figure. Early Limoges pieces are usually painted “en grisaille”, later pieces generally contain more col
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2003-11-25
