Swiss, probably Geneva. Made circa 1850. Fine, miniature 18K gold pendant watch.
C. Three-body, ?bassine?, polished bezel, reeded band, engine--turned back with chased and engraved central flower and foliate scroll border. Cuvette missing. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer dot minute ring and Arabic five minute numerals. Gilt brass ?Louis? hands. M. 15,5 mm (7 ???), frosted gilt, bar calibre, cylinder escapement, brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring, index regulator. Diam. 19 mm.
Grading System: B
CHF 500 - 1,000
EUR 300 - 600
USD 400 - 800
C. Two-body, ?bassine?, pierced and engraved with foliage and flowers, hinged cover decorated to match, cast pendant. D. Gilt brass dial plate with stiff-leaf engraved decoration, silver chapter ring with radial Roman numerals and half-hour markers, inner gilt brass alarm disc engraved with Arabic numerals and with florally engraved center, blued steel ?tulip? alarm pointer. Fine blued steel hand. M. 35 mm., gilt brass full-plate, turned baluster pillars, fusee with gut line, verge escapement, two-arm steel balance without spring, pierced florally engraved balance cock with small foot secured by a screw, alarm barrel with pierced and engraved foliate decoration, steel alarm train with double-ended hammer striking a bell in the back of the case, worm and wheel regulation with pierced blued steel feet and silver numbered disc. Movement signed. Diam. 47 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 18,000 - 23,000
EUR 12,000 - 15,000
USD 15,000 - 20,000
Sold: CHF 29,900
The folding bird gnomon adjustable for latitudes from 40 to 55 degrees, the dial with scales for 42, 45 and 49 degrees, the reverse engraved with the latitudes of 22 European cities, glazed compass with locking lever. The octagonal brass fitted box overlaid with fishskin with pin-work decoration to the sides, the lid with pin-work monogram ?VB? beneath a coronet. Signed on the reverse. Dim. 68 x 52 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 3,300 - 4,300
EUR 2,000 - 2,800
USD 2,700 - 3,500
Sold: CHF 4,370
C. Three-body, rope-twist band, the first revolving disc with apertures for signs of the zodiac, months with their respective number of dates, length of day and night, sunrise and sunset, the disc on the reverse inscribed with the days of the week and with a corresponding aperture for the date, fixed suspension loop. Diam. 46 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 900 - 1,200
EUR 600 - 800
USD 700 - 1,000
Sold: CHF 1,840
Nourrisson A Lyon. Dated 1659. Fine octagonal, horizontal, portable silver sundial with compass.
Radial Roman numerals, engraved central flower cartouche, later hinged and sprung gnomon, glazed gilt brass compass with blued steel hand, the back with engraved stiff-leaf border, the back of the compass with engraved flowerhead. Dim. 42 x 34 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 1,300 - 1,800
EUR 800 - 1,200
USD 1,000 - 1,500
Sold: CHF 1,265
C. Two-body, ?Louis XV?, diamond set bezel with white, red and blue foliate enamel border, the back cover with border en suite and decorated with an annular panel of rich blue guilloché enamel edged by white enamel dots and centered by a stylized foliate motif, rose diamond-set thumb-piece, pendant and bow. D. White enamel, slightly later, specially made, with Arabic numerals and outer bâton minute markers. Rose diamond-set hands. M. 25 mm., frosted gilt full-plate, cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, three-arm brass balance, blued steel flat balance spring, pierced foliate chased balance cock spelling the name DUVAL, silvered regulation dial, repeating on the case activated by depressing the pendant. Dial plate and movement signed. Case with Rouen marks for 1774 ?80. Diam. 33 mm.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 3,000 - 5,000
EUR 2,000 - 3,200
USD 2,400 - 4,000
Sold: CHF 5,520
C. Two-body, ?Directoire?, hinged and sprung bezel set with half-pearls, the back cover overlaid with wine-colored guilloché enamel decorated with vermiculae, half-pearl border. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and Arabic five minute numerals. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 26 mm., frosted gilt full-plate, cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, three-arm brass balance, flat balance spring, pierced and engraved continental type balance cock, silvered regulation dial. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 1,800 - 2,200
EUR 1,200 - 1,400
USD 1,500 - 1,800
Sold: CHF 1,955
C. Three-body, heart-shaped, the bezels, band, stem and bow set with half-pearls, the front and back covers set with carved heart-shaped domed red tourmalines. Hinged gold cuvette. Necklace with finely chased foliate terminals and clasp. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute indexes, Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 20 x 18 mm., heartshaped, frosted gilt, bar calibre, 8 jewels, cylinder escapement, plain three-arm flat-rim balance, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator. Cuvette signed. Dim. 27 x 25 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 12,000 - 14,000
EUR 8,000 - 9,000
USD 10,000 - 12,000
Sold: CHF 26,450
C. Two-body, ?Empire?, reeded band, the front and back covers overlaid with dark green guilloche enamel with half-pearl set borders. D. White enamel with Arabic numerals and outer minute track. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 30 mm., frosted gilt full plate, cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, three-arm brass balance, pierced and chased continental type balance cock, silvered regulation disc. Diam. 36 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 2,500 - 3,500
EUR 1,600 - 2,300
USD 2,000 - 3,000
Sold: CHF 3,220
C. Three-body, half-pearl set bezel, pendant and bow, hinged and sprung back cover set with a panel of royal blue guilloche enamel with multicoloured gold paillon geometric decoration of roses and foliage, half-pearl set borders. Gilt metal cuvette. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals and outer minutes / seconds track, Arabic quarter hour numerals. ?Ovoid? hands. M. 49 mm. (22???), engraved gilt, Chinese caliber, standing barrel, duplex escapement, polished steel five-arm flat-rim balance, blued steel flat balance spring, diamond endstone, index regulator. Movement signed. Cuvette with faux English hallmarks. Diam. 59 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 11,000 - 13,000
EUR 7,000 - 8,500
USD 9,000 - 11,000
Sold: CHF 12,650
C. Three-body, ?bassine pincée?, profusely chased and engraved with foliage and geometric patterns, decorated with painted on enamel roses, tulips and other flowers within white, dark blue and red enamel decorated borders, stem and bow decorated to match. D. Eccentric, white enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 17???, gilt brass, foliate engraved, Bagnolet calibre, 8 jewels, standing barrel, the wheel train sunk into the single plate, cylinder escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring with regulator, female winding hole. Diam. 46 mm. Thickness 3.5 mm.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 8,000 - 10,000
EUR 5,000 - 6,500
USD 6,500 - 8,000
Sold: CHF 11,730
C. Four-body, the front cover with gold foliate ramolayé decoration against a black enamel ground, pendant and bow decorated with blue, white and black enamel, hinged and sprung back cover with a polychrome painted on enamel spray of flowers against a black ground and gold foliate border painted to resemble ramolayé. Hinged gold cuvette. D. Silver, eccentric, engine turned and foliate engraved, outer minute indexes and Arabic five minute numerals, subsidiary seconds, jump-hour aperture above. Gold minute hand with crescent tail. M. 35 mm. (15,5???), Lépine calibre, frosted gilt, 4 jewels, cylinder escapement, three-arm flat-rim gilt balance, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator. Diam. 41 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 2,000 - 3,000
EUR 1,300 - 2,000
USD 1,600 - 2,400
Sold: CHF 2,300
C. Four-body, cast and chased with shells, flowers and scrolls, the back cover with a finely painted on enamel scene of a mountainous harbour-side view with a ship in full sail visible through a ruined arch in the foreground. Hinged foliate engraved cuvette with enamelled technical details. D. Silver, engine-turned, painted radial Roman numerals and outer minute indexes. Gold moon hands. M. 35 mm. (15,5???), frosted gilt, Lépine calibre, cylinder escapement, three-arm brass balance, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator. Diam. 41 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 1,500 - 1,800
EUR 1,000 - 1,200
USD 1,200 - 1,500
Sold: CHF 2,185
C. Four-body, chased and engraved, shaped bezel, cast pendant and bow, the back cover decorated with a lakeside view, enamelled scroll and flower border, shaped edge. D. Silver with radial Roman numerals, outer minute indexes, floral engraved centre. Blued steel pierced hands. M. 28 mm.(12 1/2???), frosted gilt, bar caliber, cylinder escapement, gilt brass, flat-rim three-arm balance, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator. Cuvette signed. Diam. 38 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 1,000 - 1,500
EUR 600 - 1,000
USD 800 - 1,200
Sold: CHF 1,035
C. Four-body, the bezel, pendant and bow decorated with black, white and blue enamel and gold leaves, the back cover enamelled with a painted on enamel double coat of arms flanked by two lions rampant and surmounted by a crown. Hinged gold cuvette. D. Silver, eccentric, engine-turned, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 26 mm. (11 1/2???), frosted gilt, Lépine calibre, cylinder escapement, three-arm flatrim brass balance, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator. Diam. 31 mm.
Grading System: B
CHF 1,000 - 1,500
EUR 600 - 1,000
USD 800 - 1,200
C. Three-body, the bezel with dark blue enamel and half-pearl decoration, pendant and bow decorated to match, hinged and sprung back cover decorated with a swirling pattern of half-pearls and red and blue enamel. Hinged gold cuvette with dark blue geometric guilloche enamel decoration (chipped). D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minutes / seconds track. Gold ?snake? hands. M. 41 mm. (18 1/4???), frosted gilt, Lépine caliber, standing barrel, cylinder escapement, three-arm gold balance, flat blued steel balance spring, index regulator. Diam. 48 mm.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 18,000 - 25,000
EUR 12,000 - 16,000
USD 15,000 - 20,000
Sold: CHF 25,300
C. Two-body, sprung and hinged bezel set with 30 rubies, each surrounded by a border of seed pearls, the back with border to match the bezel, the centre set entirely with pearls and set with seven rubies, pendant and bow decorated to match. D. Gold with applied polished radial Roman numerals, multicoloured foliate gold border and centre. Gold hands. M. 30 mm. (13 1/2???), gilt brass full-plate, cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, three-arm brass balance, flat balance spring, pierced and chased continental type balance cock, silvered regulation dial. Case and movement signed. Diam. 43 mm.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 16,000 - 22,000
EUR 10,000 - 14,000
USD 13,000 - 18,000
Sold: CHF 29,900
C. Double-body, "Directoire", polished with glazed back. D. White enamel with Arabic numerals, outer minute track and Arabic quarterhour numerals. Blued steel "ogival" hands. Magnificent varicolored gold automaton scene applied over a finely painted ground depicting a kitchen: a lady at the spinning-wheel sitting by a fire over which two chickens are being roasted, a small child opposite her, above, a dog running in a rotating cage turns the spit, at the right water runs from a fountain, below a dog plays with a cat by a basket of vegetables. M. 50 mm. (22 1/4???), gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance with flat balance spring, regulation lever in the dial plate. Automaton driven by an independent movement with going barrel and five-wheel train, eccentrically mounted and adjustable pinion as the governor, driving the automata by means of cams and levers. Numbered on the pendant. Diam. 58 mm.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 20,000 - 30,000
EUR 13,000 - 20,000
USD 16,000 - 25,000
Sold: CHF 65,550
C. Three-body, ?Empire?, stepped bezel, reeded band, polished back with stepped border. D. Gold, eccentric, with black Arabic numerals with outer dot minute markers, engine turned center. Finely painted on enamel scene of a classical garden applied with multicoloured gold seated figures of two musicians, one playing the harp, the other playing the guitar. M. 48 mm. (21 1/2???), gilt brass, cylinder escapement, three-arm brass balance, flat blued steel balance spring, index regulator. Pinned cylinder musical movement with 10 steel comb teeth and connected to the automata, activated at will by pressing a button in the band. Scratch-signed on the dust ring around the movement. Diam. 57 mm.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 20,000 - 30,000
EUR 13,000 - 20,000
USD 16,000 - 25,000
Sold: CHF 48,300
C. Three-body, ?Empire?, polished concave bezel, reeded band, the back cover engraved and enamelled with a scene of a sailor and a lady leaving a house, a ship on the sea behind. Beneath the back cover a later painted on enamel erotic scene of a couple in an interior, a carriage visible through the window behind. D. Gold, eccentric with polished Arabic numerals on a matted ground, outer dot minute markers, engine-turned centre. Blued steel gold-tipped ?spade? hands. Finely painted on enamel scene of an Arcadian landscape, mounted with multicoloured gold automaton figures of Cupid and a lyre player on a sea-saw formed from Cupid?s bow, another Cupid strikes a pair of kettle drums below whilst a dog dances to the tune. M. 23 mm., gilt brass full-plate, cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, cylinder escapement, pierced and chased foliate continental type balance cock, silvered regulation dial. Pinned barrel musical movement driving the automata by a series of levers and cams, activated at will by a lever in the band. Punch numbered on the front-plate. Diam. 58 mm.
Grading System: 
CHF 40,000 - 50,000
EUR 25,000 - 32,000
USD 32,000 - 40,000
Sold: CHF 55,200