Centuries of Time: A Private Collection
Centuries of Time: A Private Collection
A gold, enamel and pearl-set hunting cased watch with associated chatelaine Circa 1820
Auction Closed
May 14, 02:23 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 8,000 CHF
Lot Details
Description
Swiss
A gold, enamel and pearl-set hunting cased watch with associated chatelaine
Circa 1820
• Movement: unsigned frosted gilded, verge escapement, fusee and chain, decoratively pierced and engraved balance bridge, silver regulation plate
• Dial: white enamel, Arabic numerals, outer minute ring
• Case: gold, the back centred with polychrome enamel painted panel depicting a cherub's head framed by pearls and a wreath with black enamel leaves, case front with gold stippled ground and centred with gold and polychrome enamel painted lady playing a lyre, surrounded by a stylised palm heightened with pearls and blue enamel leaves, pearl-set bezels, milled band
• Chatelaine: associated gold chatelaine of green, pink and yellow gold, pearl-set shell flanked by palm leaves, two pendant chains set with pearls, the pendant hook's panel polychrome enamel painted with a young maiden pouring water from a jar by a river, pearl-set border and surmounted by a bow set with a pearl, lower panel polychrome enamel painted with a lyre and roses bordered with pearls
diameter 30.5mm, length of chatelaine 105mm