Centuries of Time: A Private Collection
Centuries of Time: A Private Collection
An urn-form verge watch in glazed gold case Circa 1820
Auction Closed
May 14, 02:23 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 CHF
Lot Details
Description
Swiss
An urn-form verge watch in glazed gold case
Circa 1820
• Movement: gilded verge movement, chain fusee, visible plain three-arm balance
• Dial: white enamel, Arabic numerals, mounted on an urn-form plate decoratively engraved to each side, polished steel bridge work, roundel to back with off-set winding square and engraved with a bird in the branches of a pot plant
• Case: glazed case, milled band, pendant with later French import mark, fixed bow
diameter 46mm