Centuries of Time: A Private Collection
Centuries of Time: A Private Collection
A gold, enamel, pearl and diamond-set verge watch Circa 1790
Auction Closed
May 14, 02:23 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 8,000 CHF
Lot Details
Description
Robin à Paris
A gold, enamel, pearl and diamond-set verge watch
Circa 1790
• Movement: gilded full plate, verge escapement, three-arm balance, decoratively pierced and engraved balance bridge, silver regulation plate, fusee and chain, signed Robin à Paris
• Dial: white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, outer minute ring, paste-set hands, aperture for winding, signed Robin à Paris
• Case: gold, the back polychrome enamel painted with the Judgement of Paris against a translucent blue guilloché ground, bordered by three rows of pearls, front bezel set with two rows of pearls and central row of diamonds, enamel decorated pendant numbered 143 and with later French control marks
diameter 52mm