Vienna, Austria
A gold and enamel tulip form watch with a matching vinaigrette, Circa late 19th century
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June 17, 05:17 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description
Dial: white enamel
Caliber: verge movement with balance bridge decorated with pierced scrollwork
Case: gold, polychrome enamel painted hinged covers in the form of tulip petals with gold springs in the form of stamens, the watch movement concealed within the flower's base and leaves of gold and pale green opaque enamel, seed-pearl-set border, pusher to case side to open petals, accompanied by matching vinaigrette with fitted glass bottle with enameled top
Size: 42 x 28.5 mm and 29.5 x 17
Box: no
Papers: no
Three very similar tulip-form watches can be found at the Patek Philippe Museum (inv. nos. S-357, S-21, S-27) and are illustrated in P. Friess, The Emergence of the Portable Watch, Geneva: Patek Philippe Museum, vol. IV, p. 417. A further example is illustrated in O. Patrizzi & F. Sturm, Watches of Fantasy, 1790-1850, Geneva: Tribune Editions, 1979, fig. 80.