ROYAL BLUE ENAMEL AND DIAMOND FOB WATCH WITH CHATELAINE Marret, Rue Vivienne , 16 a Paris, circa 1860.Made circa 1860. Number 9824. Very fine and rare gold, blue enamel and diamond-set fob watch with matching detachable gold, enamel and diamonds chatelaine with attached winding key and stone-set blank seal.

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Four-body, reeded band, gold hinged cuvette engraved Marret, rue Vivienne 16 a Paris, translucent guilloché blue enamel back with diamonds set monogram.Gold,enamel and diamonds chatelaine. White enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute divisions. Gold Breguet hands. 22.6 mm., gilt brass bar calibre, 10 jewels, cylinder escapement, plain gilt brass three-arm balance, flat blued-stel balance spring.

"PRAEMIUM SALUTIS FRANCIAE ET REGIS" To the Allied Coat of Arms of the Alexandre de Haldat du Lys Family of Lorraine. Made circa 1860. Fine and important, gold, and enamel pocket watch with a very fine and heavy gold, enamel, pearl-set chatelaine in the form of the coat of arms of the king of France with gold and enamel seal and key.

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Four-body, 'bassine et filets', polished, the back with royal blue translucent guilloche enamel monogram A.H. over sunray engine turning, gold hinged cuvette engraved A.DAUBREE A NANCY. The brooch consists of two painted on enamel shields, one with an sword with fleurs de Lys next to it and the other with arrow and hunting horn, enamelled engraving ''PREMIUM SALUTIS FRANCIAE ET REGIS'' forming a decorative coat of arms. Gold,enamel and pearls chain attached with the gold and white enamel key,enamel seal and a gold and bleu enamel monogram surmounted by a royal crown White enamel with Roman numerals, outer dot minute divisions. Bleu steel Breguet hands. 27 mm.gilt brass bar calibre, 10 jewels, cylinder escapement, plain gilt brass three-arm balance, flat blued-steel balance spring.

"A NOSTRO SANGUINE CAESARES" To the Allied Coat of Arms of a french member of the Valori-Rustichelli Family originaly from Toscana. Swiss. made circa 1790. Fine, gold and enamel pocket watch with a very fine multicolored gold, enamel, and pearl-set chatelaine in the form of the coat arms with gold and enamel seal and key.

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Two-body, Directoire, the back enameled with a scene of cherubs seating on clouds, outer border black enamel decoration,polished bezel. CHATELAINE extremely finely chased with varicolored scrolls and articulated flower swags, black onix,enamel and pearls seal fob, matching key. Painted enamel coat of arms,surmounted by a coronet. Enamelled engraving '' A NOSTRO SANGUINE CAESARES'' forming a decorative coat of arms Gold with Roman numerals, outer dot minute divisions.Steel Breguet hands. 23 mm., matte gilt, full plate, cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement with micrometric potence adjustment, brass balance, flat balance spring, continental cock with polished steel endplate, silvered regulation dial.

ISABELLA II (1830-1904), QUEEN OF SPAIN (1833-1868)

Longchamp & Pizzala, Geneva, No. 20 200, circa 1860. Extremely fine and equally rare open-face, key-winding and setting, royal presentation pendant-watch, made for the Spanish court. Unnumbered, 18K yellow gold, round-shaped; fluted case- band; the cover set with several rose-cut diamonds forming the cipher "I 2", the initials of Isabella II (1830-1904), Queen of Spain (1833-1868), stamped by a Royal closed crown witHEIGHT tiaras, on dark blue translucent enamel, said to be Royal blue, on guilloché (engine-turned) background, surrounded by a garland of foliage in "ors paillonnés"-technique (tiny motifs or spangle/ glitter/sequin cut into gold leaf) sous fondant (under flux); the case-back decorated en suite with a multicoloured coat of arms of Spain, stamped by the same crown with the gold collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece intermediate with the light blue and white ribbons of the Royal and Distinguished Spanish Order of Charles III, surrounded with the same garland interspersed with fleur-de-lys; gold cuvette (back-dome) engraved in taille-douce (fine cut), with scrolled decorations and technical specificities. White enamel, with black painted radial Roman numerals. Blued steel Breguet hands.. 31 mm. (14'''), frosted gilt brass, bridge calibre with barrel, 10 rubies, straight-line equilibrated lever escapement, compensated balance with gold poising screws and blued steel flat hairspring, polished steel endplate, index regulator.

ROCK CRYSTAL WANDERING AUTOMATA Attributed to Bouvier Frères or Chevalier & Cochet, Geneva, circa 1795-1800; the monstrance, Wien, mid-19th century. The movement and dials of a double-face watch with wandering automata and visible balance; fitted in a later Viennese silver gilt enamelled and rock crystal table monstrance in the Renaissance style.

Double-body, with varicoloured champlevé enamelled decoration in a Renaissance pattern, designed as monstrance; the oval base with a rock crystal piece. Longchamp & Pizzala, Geneva Our watch is probably the work of Charles Longchamp, Genevan Watchmaker, of which there is known at least one other pendant-watch (enamelled hunting case, Fully varicoloured champlevé enamelled with foliage on light blue background; small subsidiary dial for the time at six, with white and gold enamel radial Roman numerals; above, on the right side, a small subsidiary dial for the fast-and-slow regulation, and, on the left side, a small apertures for the visible balance. Gold Fantasy hands. On the reverse, a fausse-plaque fully varicoloured champlevé enamelled with foliage on red background decorated en-suite; on the lower part, a medallion with attributes of Love on light blue background; above, in a semi-circular aperture, driven by the going train, painted automatons passing in a merry-go-round (carousel or roundabout), depicting a hunting scene, over a painted landscape background, turning over every minute.. 43 mm., hinged, frosted gilt, full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, heavy brass three armed balance set with rose-cut diamonds, with flat blued steel balance spring, double-footed solid cock..

EROTIC WATER WHEEL AUTOMATON Unsigned, Genève. Made circa 1790. Very fine and rare ,multicolored gold pocket watch with automaton and shepherd and concealed erotic automaton scene.

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Two-body, style "Directoire", polished with reeded band, glazed front and back. Automaton on the back finely painted with a Swiss landscape, varicolored chased gold decoration, on the right shepherd with automaton sheep and cow. On the left, concealed erotic scene behind the water mill and the automata water wheel. White enamel with radial Arabic numerals, outer minute track. Blue steel hands. 50 mm., frosted gilt, full plate, inverted train, fusee and chain, verge escapement with micrometric potence adjustment, brass three-arm balance mounted between the front plate and the dial, flat blued steel balance spring, regulation lever in the dial plate, the automata train activated by a lever under the dial at 6 o'clock

"THE MUSICIANS" Henry Capt à Genève, No. 820. Made circa 1815. Very fine and rare, 18K gold and painted on enamel pocket watch with independent music and automata

Three-body, "Empire", maker`s mark ID, polished back and bezel, reeded band with button at 5 o`clock for activation of the music and automaton. Fixed gold and finely painted on enamel cuvette with a fine enamel painted landscape with a temple on the left, the foreground applied with an automaton scene of chased varicolored gold, with two seated musicians in antique dress, the man playing the guitar an the lady a harp. Driven by the musical train, the two move their arms. White enamel, Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions two winding apertures. Steel and yellow gold hands. Gilt brass full plate, finely foliate engraved, double train movement with cylindrical pillars, going barrel and cylinder escapement, plain gold three- arm balance, flat balance spring, small pierced and chased gilt brass clock with jeweled end-piece, Maltese cross stopwork, silver regulation dial, repeating on gongs activated by depressing the pendant,. Musical train with pinned-barrel and eight blued steel tuned blades mounted in two stacks of four set between the plates.

PIGUET & MEYLAN, "BARKING DOG WITH DOVES". J.D. Piguet & P. Meylan, Geneva, No. 193, circa 1820. Very rare and very fine 18K gold, quarter-repeating "barking dog" automaton watch.

Four-body, "Empire", polished back, reeded band, gold glazed hinged cuvette. White enamel, eccentric, set at the top of a dark blue translucent guilloché enamel plate, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and Arabic quarter hour numerals. Gold "spade" hands. Lower part with applied varicolored gold and silver automaton scene of a dog barking at two billing doves in a floral arbour, the dog moves its head with each movement of the bellows, the whole on applied gold grass. 48 mm., gilt brass half plate, free-standing barrel, cylinder escapement, steel escape wheel, plain three-arm brass balance, flat balance spring. The repeating barking mechanism with a round bellows and whistle is activated by depressing the pendant. Punched on the movement with maker's trademark

AUTOMATON RING Attributed to Isaac Daniel Piguet, Geneve, circa 1800. Very fine, rare and important 18K gold and enamel pearl-set keyless musical automaton ring.

Rectangular top with canted corners, half pearl-set bezel, lightly engraved flat band and back with a slot for winding lever, fluted shank extending at the top. The top of the ring rectangular with canted corners, three-colored gold animated scene depicting a lady playing hurdy-gurdy, She is accompanied by a gentleman playing the violin, with a dog at his feet,applied on finely painted and overglazed enamel panel panel depicting a drawing room in the background. Rectangular with canted corners, 27.4 x 14.4 mm., brass ful plate, pinned drum with five tuned teeth, rack winding, six-wheel train, last pinion in eccentric bushing for tempo control, automaton driven from a spring-loaded lever acting on pentagonal cam fixed to the first wheel arbor (after the pinned barrel).

UNDER A BOUQUET OF FLOWERS Attributed to Chevalier & Cochet or Antoine Rojard, Geneva, circa 1800-1805 Extremely fine and equally rare, 18K gold and enamel watch, with quarter repeating on two bells incorporated within the movement, and, a concealed erotic automaton scene with independent movement.

Three-body "Directoire", with large faceted band, each of the 10 lateral panels guilloché engine-turned and painted on enamel of flowers on a background of translucent enamel royal blue; the two bezels sett with half- pearls; guilloché engine-turned background painted on enamel of a magnificent bouquet of multicoloured flowers on a translucent enamel royal blue; hinged polished gold cuvette (back-dome); automaton scene concealed beneath the cuvette (back-dome); on a gold multicoloured painting on enamel panel showing a boudoir we can see a automaton couple devoting themselves to basic reality; the gold multicoloured painting on enamel figures are driven by a independent movement (for once, on this kind of scene, we do not have a curious character hidden in the background - a Peeping Tom -, who delights and reassures that the lineage of this couple will indeed perpetuate themselves; they can therefore quietly work!); the triggering of this scene is carried out simply when the cuvette (back-dome) is opened, the movement being naturally armed. White enamel with radial Roman numerals and outer minute ring; Arabic quarter hour numerals. Gold polished "spade" hands. 53 mm. ,gilt brass, inverted, quarter plate in the shaped of a crescent, with cylindrical pillars, going barrel, virgule escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, blued steel flat balance spring, repeating on two bells activated by depressing the pendant. Automaton movement concealed under the automaton plate, with going barrel driving the automata by means of cams and levers. Unsigned and unnumbered; the largest bell scratched inside with an etching-needle "Cheneviere".

THE WINDMILL Philippe Terrot, Geneva, No. 12675, circa 1870. Fine and rare 18K gold and painted on enamel with diamonds set automaton watch. Accompagnied by glazed gilt-brass outer case.

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Three-body, "Directoire", back finely painted with a village scene, foreground with animated windmill, edge with half-pearl enamel simulation, whole under glazed hinged bezel. White enamel, radial Arabic numerals, outer black enamel minute divisions, winding aperture at 2 o'clock. Steel beetle and poker hands. 45 mm., hinged, frosted gilt full-plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement brass balance wth flat balance spring, continental cock.

THE FISHERMAN Geneva or Neuchâtel Mountains, circa 1790-1800. Extremely rare and very fine, large, 18 K gold, enamel and pearl-set watch, quarter-repeating on a bell by hammer striking Putti, automaton and wandering automata.

Double-body, "Directoire", invisible hinges; red translucent guilloché background with a painted on enamel vase of flowers bouquet inside a cartouche in the centre; bezels set with half pearls; polished gold and red enamel set pendant and bow. Small eccentric at 12 o'clock, white enamel with Breguet numerals. Blue steel hands. The automaton scene is set against a painted enamel multicoloured gold dial plate decorated with a temple with two applied cherubs flanking the dial appearing to strike the hours and quarters on a bell, also driven by the repeating train by means of cams and levers; another automaton scene in gold depicting villagers and animals walking under the temple; applied below an automaton fisherman with a fish on his line, and a revolving flowing water. 50 mm. frosted gilt brass, full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance-spring, gilt brass continental cock with polished steel end-piece, silver regulation dial, repeating on a bell mounted in the back of the case activated by depressing the pendant. Unsigned and unnumbered.

BARRAUD'S SUMMER BOUQUET ENAMEL AND PEARL-SET GOLD Barrauds, Cornhill, London, No. 9904. Made for the Chinese market, the case with London hallmarks for 1813-14. Very rare and fine, large, 18K gold painted on enamel, pearl-set pocket watch.

Three-body, "Empire" with fixed cuvette, flat reeded band, split pearl-set bezels pendant and bow, the spring-loaded back opened by a push-piece in the pendant and painted on enamel with a fine bouquet of flowers and foliage against a translucent red enamel background over wavy-line engine- turning, the scalloped border decorated in champlevé enamel. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, large subsidiary seconds. Gold "spade" hands. 47mm. hinged, full-plate, gilt, going barrel, ringed cylindrical pillars, cylinder escapement with steel escape wheel, brass four-arm balance, flat balance spring with Joseph Bosley patented regulator, gilded cock pierced and engraved with scrolling foliage. Gilded dust-cap with finely engraved foliate border. Movement signed by the retailer Just and Son.

WILLIAM ANTHONY ENAMEL AND GOLD William Anthony, London, number 1871, made for the Chinese Market, circa 1795. Magnificent and rare 18K gold and enamel,centre seconds watches with special escapement.

Double body, with split-pearl set bezels and pendants, the backs of green translucent enamel over engine-turning, with split pearl-set border, Hinged gilt brass cuvettes. White enamel with Roman numerals and outer minute and seconds ring. Gold arrow hands. Gilt brass, fully chased with scrolling foliage decoration, Chinese calibre drawn from that of Lepine with free standing barrel, duplex escapement, plain flat five-arm polished steel balance with flat balance spring and diamond end-stone. Hack feature at 2 oclock.

DIMIER A SPRING BOUQUET Martinot a Paris, circa 1880,number 2734. Very fine and unusual 8 day going, hour and half hour striking, Boulle work.

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Shaped, glazed on three sides, the gilt-brass veneer with foliate marquetry. Gilt-bronze cherud bottom corner pieces extending into feet. Gilt bronze framed, glass door with gilt-bronze applied scene in the centre bottom of a Cupid . The arch with applied, chased gilt-bronze beading with central bouquet of flowers and drop pieces in the form foliage. Matching pediment and bracket, the pediment surmounted by a vase. Gilt bronze, white enamel cartouches with black Roman numerals, inner engraved quarter hours, outer minutes with one-minute Arabic markers, center chased with scrolling, flower, winding apertures at 4 and 8 o'clock. Blued steel "fleur-de-lis and poker" hands. Rectangular with turned conical pillars, two train with going barrels for each, anchor escapement, brass rod pendulum, striking on one bell with a single hammer.

''DIAMOND ROSETTE'' Attributed to WILLIAM ANTHONY DIAMOND SNOWFLAKE retail by Just and Lane, No. 1855. Made circa 1800. Very fine, large, 18K gold and enamel, pearl and diamond set pocket watch.

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Three-body, "Directoire", mastermark GB, back decorated with translucent Imperial blue enamel over elaborate engine- turning with rose-cut diamond-set applied rosette and large diamonds in the center, azure enamel frame with red enamel, pearl-set bezels and pendant. Hinged gold cuvette fixed to the movement ring. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions. Gold hands. 47 mm.Gilt brass, fully chased with scrolling foliage decoration, Chinese calibre drawn from that of Lepine with free standing barrel, duplex escapement, plain flat fivearm polished steel balance with flat balance spring and diamond end-stone.

RUNDELL & BRIDGE, PEARL AND DIAMONDS ENAMEL. London, No. 2245. Made circa 1800. Very fine and rare gold, enamel, diamond and pearl-set pocket watch.

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Two-body, solid, hinged, the bezel with blue enamel and split pearls set within gold chatons, matching outer reverse to royal blue enamel center with diamond set circular wreath, central oval with hairs glazed compartment with diamond borde. White enamel, black Arabic numerals, outer minutes, winding aperture at 6 o'clock. Rose-cut diamond-set hands. Full plate, gilt, engraved top plate, turned pillars, fusee barrel with verge escapement, single-footed cock with diamond end-stone, steel three-arm balance, flat hairspring, silver regulation dial. Movement signed and numbered.

GIRARD ENAMEL FLOWERS Constant Girard, La Chaux-de-Fonds (the future founder of the Girard- Perregaux House), No. 12 241, circa 1852-1856, retailed by Charles Suchy & Fils, Prague. Extremely fine and equally rare, 18K yellow gold and enamel, hunting-case, early keyless-winding and setting, presentation pocket watch, made the Central-Eastern-European market (at the time Austro-Hungarian Empire).

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No. 12 241, five-body, "bassine et filets" round-shaped; reeded case-band; the hinged cover with multicoloured enamelled coat of arms of an Central-Eastern European Family, on an ermine mantling, compartment and two lions supporters, stamped by a Count crown, on polished background, surrounded by a garland of foliage in ors paillonnés- and ramolayé- technique (tiny motifs or spangle/ glitter/sequin cut into gold leaf), sous fondant (under flux); the hinged case-back decorated with a multicoloured enamelled bouquet of flowers in front of a lake landscape, inside a frame with white and light blue enamel champlevé and taille- douce (fine cut) engraved decoration on polished background, surrounded with the same garland; hinged gold cuvette (back-dome) engraved in taille-douce (fine cut), with the name of the retailer "Chs Suchy & Fils / Prague". White enamel, with black painted radial Roman numerals. Blued steel Fantasy hands. 43 mm. (19'''), ébauche probably by LeCoultre (Le Sentier, Vallée de Joux), frosted gilt brass, bridge calibre with barrel, 19 rubies, straight-line equilibrated lever escapement, compensated balance with gold poising screws and blued steel Breguet hairspring, polished steel endplate, index regulator.

MARKWICK MILITARY TROPHIES Markwick Markham, Borrell, London, No. 24394, made for the Islamic Market, with London hallmarks for 1813. Fine, 18K gold and enamel, triple-cased watch.

Outer double body, glazed, with scallop edge, the bezels with champleve enamel decoration. Double body second with scallop edge, bezels with champleve formal decoration, the back with rose-diamond and emerald set finely chased military trophies. Inner double body, bassine, the bezel with champleve enamelled decoration, the back with painted military trophies against a red flinque enamel, outer pierced and champleve enamelled foliage. White enamel with Turkish numerals. Gold "poker and beetle" hands. Gilt brass full plate with pirced and engraved Egyptian pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain steel three-arm balance, flat balance spring, gilt brass cock pierced and engraved with a star, a crescent and scrolled foliage.

PORTRAIT OF ABDUL-MEJID Edward Prior, London, Swiss, for the Islamic market, case number 1584931 circa 1900,retail by Nacib K. Djezvedjian. Fine 18-carat gold and enamel hunting cased watch.

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Four-body, foliate engraved, the front cover with a very finely painted on enamel portrait of Sultan Abd-ul-Mejid (1823-1861) against a sky background, green, red and white champlevé enamel border, the back cover decorated with a finely painted on enamel view of Constantinople from the Bosphorus , Ste. Sophie Mosque on the background. Hinged gold cuvette. White enamel with radial enamel Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary dials for seconds. Gold hands. 40 mm., gilt brass keyless half plate movement, 1 jewels, equilibrated straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring with a swan neck micrometric index.