Centuries of Time: A Private Collection

Centuries of Time: A Private Collection

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 1328. A gold, enamel and diamond-set verge watch in the form of a mandolin Circa 1875.

Vienna, Austria

A gold, enamel and diamond-set verge watch in the form of a mandolin Circa 1875

Auction Closed

May 14, 02:23 PM GMT

Estimate

1,500 - 2,000 CHF

Lot Details

Description

Vienna, Austria


A gold, enamel and diamond-set verge watch in the form of a mandolin

Circa 1875


• Movement: brass movement, verge escapement, flat three-arm brass balance, fusee and chain, square baluster pillars

• Dial: lacking dial, replaced by a gold medallion

• Case: gold, the sound board of red guilloché enamel, diamond-set border, glazed aperture, the back with restored translucent blue guilloché enamel, centred with a white enamel musical score and branch with green enamel leaves, champlevé enamel borders and band heightened with diamonds, case back with control mark for Vienna 1872-1922 and with maker's mark LP


height 57.5mm, width 23.5mm