Centuries of Time: A Private Collection
Centuries of Time: A Private Collection
A gold and enamel watch in the form of a tulip Circa 1875
Auction Closed
May 14, 02:23 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 CHF
Lot Details
Description
Vienna, Austria
A gold and enamel watch in the form of a tulip
Circa 1875
• Movement: gilded full plate, verge escapement, plain flat balance, decoratively pierced and floral engraved balance bridge, fusee and chain
• Dial: white enamel, Arabic numerals, outer minute ring with Arabic numerals
• Case: gold, polychrome enamel painted hinged covers in the form of tulip petals each with gold springs in the form of stamens, the watch movement concealed within the flower's base of restored red guilloché enamel and leaves of gold and pale green opaque enamel, seed-pearl-set border, pusher to case side to open petals, case with Vienna control marks for 1872-1922
width 25.5mm, height 42mm