Centuries of Time: A Private Collection
Centuries of Time: A Private Collection
An unusual gold and enamel cello-form watch incorporating a vinaigrette Circa 1840, no. 272
Auction Closed
May 14, 02:23 PM GMT
Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 CHF
Lot Details
Description
Nourou à Paris
An unusual gold and enamel cello-form watch incorporating a vinaigrette
Circa 1840, no. 272
• Movement: gilded full plate, verge escapement, plain three-arm balance, fusee and chain, cylindrical pillars, signed and numbered Nourou à Paris, 272
• Dial: white enamel, Roman numerals, arcaded outer Arabic minute ring, aperture for winding
• Case: gold, the sound board, sides and case back of red guilloché enamel with chips and losses, back centred with a musical score and gold paillon branches, the fingerboard and tailpiece of black enamel, gold strings, the interior set with the watch and above with a small stoppered reserve for vinaigrette above
length 76mm, width 33mm