Unsigned, Geneva, circa 1800.Fine and rare 18 ct. gold, enamel, diamond-and pearl-set ring watch.

C. Two-body, hexagonal top with applied gold foliate decoration over matted ground, four rose-cut diamond accents, blue enamel edges, shoulders with gold foliate decoration, spring-loaded bezel set with half pearls.D. White enamel, Breguet numerals, outer minute divisions with fifteen-minute Arabic numerals. Blued-steel Breguet hands. M. 15.4 mm o, weight: 4 grams, hinged, gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain three-arm brass balance, continental cock symmetrically pierced and engraved.Dim. 34 x 25 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 388-389.

The See-sawUnsigned, Geneva, probably by Piguet and Capt, circa 1810.Very fine and extremely rare 18 ct. varicoloured gold and enamel, pearl-set ring watch with three automata.

C. Oval top housing the watch and the automata, pearl-set bezel, the head is fitted to the shank with runners and on its underside a shutter gives access to the winding and setting squares, the sides of the shank embossed and engraved with palm leaf decoration. D. Eccentric, white enamel, Breguet numerals, outer minute division. Blued-steel Breguet hands. A varicoloured gold couple rock on a see-saw while a small boy in the tree chops the branches above them with his axe. The tree curves aroundhe visible, diamond-set balance. The whole mounted on an oval painted enamel dial plate with a lakescape. M. 16.5 x 30.6 mm, oval, plain brass, fixed barrel, cylinder escapement, steel escape wheel, three curved arm diamond-set balance, flat balance spring.The automaton is driven by a five-wheel train with eccentric end pinion to regulate the speed of the movements and activated by a small lever on the top right..Dim. Length 38 mm, width 25 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 390-391.

Unsigned, Geneva, probably Pierre Simon Gounouilhou, circa 1820.Very fine and extremely rare 18 ct. gold octagonal pearl-set quarter repeating ring watch with special escapement and visible, diamond-set balance.

C. Octagonal top housing the watch, screwed pearl-set bezel, fluted lower part of band, polished sliding panel at the bottom to reveal the winding and setting holes, fluted shank which divides at the ends. D. Octagonal polychrome enamel plate decorated with champlevé laurel branches, in the upper part, an aperture for the balance spinning against a polished steel plate, in the lower part, eccentric white enamel dial with Arabic numerals and outer minute dot divisions. Blued-steel Breguet hands.. 15.05 x 26 mm, brass, rectangular, fixed barrel, virgule escapement, brass escape wheel, plain diamond-set balance with four spiral arms, flat balance spring, quarter repeater mounted on the back plate, activated by a slide at the edge of the ring, striking on a bell mounted over the escape wheel bridge.Dim. Length 32 mm, width 22 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 390-391.

Swiss, No. 25541 and 25542, circa 1900.Fine and unusual pair of identical 14K gold and enamel ring watches, made for the Chinese market.

C. Three-body case, half pearl-set bezel with translucent blue enamel over engine-turning, polished back, expandable shank. D. White enamel, blue Arabic numerals with 12 in red, outer paillon minute ring. Blued-steel 'spade' hands. M. 7''', gilt brass, 10 jewels, cylinder escapement, plain gilded three-arm balance, flatbalance spring.Diam. 19 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 390-391.

SouvenirLeonard Bordier, Geneva, circa 1800.Magnificent and very rare 18 ct. gold and enamel pearl-set pendant watch with date.

C. Double-sided pendant with the oval watch set within delicate filigree and whole pearls between two subsidiary double-faced oval painted enamel plaques, bezel set with split pearls, the back centred by a gold and champlevé enamel urn within a blue enamel reserve, the word 'SOUVENIR' written beneath it. Sprays of paillon leaves and flowers, as well as two doves and a dog -symbolising Love and Fidelity - surround the urn, which is also decorated with pearls. The four putti painted on the subsidiry oval plaques represent Hymenaeus, Ariadne, Psyche and Flora. D. Oval, central, white enamel, Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions with fifteen-minute Arabic numerals, flanked at the bottom with a regulating sector and at the top with 31-day subsidiary dial. Gold Breguet hands. M. 19.5 x 33 mm, oval, hinged, plain gilt brass with conical pillars, fixed barrel, cylinder escapement, brass escape wheel, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring, one-footed engraved cock, ruby endstoneSigned on the movement.Diam. 56 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 394-395.

The Sailor's WeddingPuy'Roche, attributed to Piguet & Capt, Geneva, circa 1805.Magnificent and extremely rare 18 ct. gold and enamel, pearl-set musical spyglass with concealed automaton scene and built-in watch, made for the Islamic market.

C. Fully operational spyglass with single draw tube with normal eyepiece and object lenses. The eyepiece has a zigzag pattern of engraved gold and polychrome opaque and translucent enamel. The top of the main cylinder has the same colours in a continuous foliate design. There is a row of pearls with two bands of azure blue both top and bottom. Four panels around the body have alternately, on a dark blue translucent ground, a vase of flowers and a pair of doves perched above musical instruments.hree of these panels rotate together and slide past the watch and beyond to reveal the automaton scene. This scene could be called 'The Sailor's Wedding'. There is a vari-coloured gold foreground consisting of a lighthouse and trees, and a painted enamel background of a ship at sunset with a cliff edge on which there is a simulated waterfall of twisted glass. Rotating through the middle ground there is a merry-go-round of painted silhouettes of sailing boats and two rowing boats, the second carring a wedding party, as well as a swan, all accompanied by music. Below the watch there is a polychrome enamel panel with military trophies, flags and an escutcheon bearing the Islamic crescent. D. White enamel, Breguet numerals, outer minute divisions with fifteen-minute Arabic numerals, winding aperture at 3 o'clock. Blued-steel 'spade' hands. M. 17.3 mm o, circular, gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain three-arm brass balance, continental gided cock pierced and engraved with six symmetrical sections, rack and pinion regulator with silver plate.The musical and automaton movement with gilt brass plate and bridges, five-wheel train, the worm governor with a two-winged fly mounted on its arbor. The music with pinned barrel and two stacks of polished steel tuned teeth, the automaton driven from the contrate teeth of the second, double wheel, the figures in the merry-go-round move by means of a set of spring-loaded levers, the last one acting on a ribbed semi-circle mounted underneath the opening so the automaton figures move only when passng in front of the scene.Signed on the dial, case stamped with illegible lozenge mark, possibly with 'C' at the top.Diam. 48 mm, length 90 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 400-401.

The AmphoraAttributable to Piguet & Capt, the enamel by the workshop of J-L. Richter, Geneva, circa 1805.Magnificent and extremely rare 18 ct. gold and enamel, pearl-set musical form watch with automaton scene, designed as an amphora.

C. The painted enamel panel below the watch covers a musical automaton scene. The oval watch has a central visible stone-set oscillating balance. The panel shows a mother with her child who is holding grapes, in the manner of Louise Vigée-Lebrun (1755-1842). It is hinged so that when a catch is released it rises forwards. A small push on one side of the amphora sets the music and automaton going. A little boy to the left raises and lowers a stick, trying to encourage a dog to jump it. To the rigt, also in vari-coloured gold, is a young lady playing a guitar. The painted background, through which the mechanism is wound, is of a classical urn upon a pedestal within a wooded landscape.Seven rows of graduated pearls run to the base which is decorated in polychrome champlevé enamel. The decoration is repeated on the reverse of the amphora, and the sides have foliate engraving, pearls and polychrome champlevé enamel, some of which is translucent. Graduated pearls decorate the back as well as the front of the handles. An oval painted enamel of a pair of nesting doves within a garland of flowers covers the watch movement. This opens onto the cuvette through which the mechanism isound and set. The panel in the centre below has a pastoral scene of a herdsman driving his cattle to drink beside a bridge, with a village and castle beyond. D. Oval, blue enamel plate with an aperture for viewing the four-arm polished steel diamond-set balance, beneath, the white enamel dial with Breguet numerals, above, subsidiary seconds dial. Blued-steel 'spade' hands. M. 14.3 x 27 mm, oval, full plate brass, fixed barrel, cylinder escapement, steel escapement wheel, silver four-arm balance.Music and automaton driven by a five-wheel train, the last pinion with a small two-wing fly as a regulator. Pinned barrel with a stack of six tuned teeth. The automaton is activated by two cams mounted on the extension of an additional wheel driven by the musical train.Dim. 102 x 58 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 402-403.

The TelescopeGeneva, No. 2243, retailed by Fraser & Sons, London, circa 1800.Magnificent, very rare and fine 18 ct. gold and enamel, pearl-set telescope fitted with a watch.

C. Four concentric sliding cylinders, the outer one entirely enamel painted on gold, with alternating grey and imperial blue rhomboidal panels, the gray ones very finely painted with flower bouquets, the blue ones with flower wreaths and garlands suspended from the beaks of flying doves, the cross points with gold half pearl-set oak leaves, the inner cylinders polished gilt, the eyepiece set with pearls and engraved, the top with a watch hinged in a round, threaded case screwed over the lens, deorated with double rows of pearls, reeded edges and engraved base. D. White enamel, Breguet numerals, outer minute divisions. Gold 'beetle' hands. M. 35.2 mm o, hinged gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain three-arm brass balance, continental cock pierced and engraved with floral pattern repeated five times around, ruby endstone.Signed by the retailer in the eyepiece, which is also stamped with later French import marks.Dim. Length when open 510 mm, closed 181 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 396-397.

'Scentimental' DuelAttributed to Moulinié, Bautte & Cie, Geneva, circa 1806.Very fine and extremely rare pair of 18 ct. gold and enamel, pearl-set, combined watch and perfume sprinkler, in form of flintlock pistols, with original matching gold and enamel pistol-shaped winding keys, made for the Chinese market.

C. The grips of translucent scarlet enamel over flinqué grounds decorated with small gold rosettes on black champlevé enamel with gold flowers, the borders set with half pearls. Gold plates, finely chased with a dog on one side and a stag on the other, framed with half pearls. The barrels of cobalt blue translucent champlevé enamel over flinqué grounds, with a raised gold scroll design simulating damascene work. The perfume is released through the pistils of gold lotus flowers with enamelled petls, which are shot out of the barrel. The act of cocking the hammer winds the mechanism, also lowering the trigger. The watch is concealed in the end of the butt, the spring-loaded front and back covers with half pearl-set borders, decorated with flinqué rosettes and centred with half pearls. D. White enamel with Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions. Gold 'spearhead' hands. M. 15 mm o, gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain three-arm brass balnce, continental cock pierced and engraved. In a Chinese fitted box with original keys decorated with matching scarlet enamel over flinqué engraving and white enamel borders.Length 111 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 404-405.

The Snuff BottleUnsigned, Geneva, circa 1810.Very fine and extremely rare 18 ct. gold and enamel pearl-set snuff bottle fitted with a watch, made for the Chinese market.

C. The bottle entirely enamelled in translucent emerald green over an engine-turned ground, with champlevé polychrome enamel strawberry flowers and fruits and gold foliage. A single row of pearls decorates the curved sides. On each side, within a pearl surround, there are oval paintings on enamel of fruit on one side and flowers on the other. The stopper with spoon, its base, neck and body in polychrome champlevé enamel, houses the watch with pearl-set bezel, the opening of the bottle decoratedith gold leaf rosette. D. White enamel, Roman chapters, outer minute divisions. Gold 'spade' hands. M. 15.8 mm o, hinged, gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain brass balance, continental cock.Dim. 55 x 46 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 410-411.

The CherubUnsigned, Geneva, circa 1810.Very fine and amusing 18 ct. gold and enamel, pearl-set form watch with concealed dial, designed as a winged cherub with centre seconds and matching brooch.

C. Three-body, 'fermée' type, both covers hinged and spring-loaded, the double-sided cherub can be suspended from the brooch either way round. The front opens to reveal the dial, the back to reveal the movement. The cherubs' heads are painted on enamel, the front one with blond hair, the back one with dark hair, their wings are of engraved gold with blue champlevé enamel and set with graduated half pearls. The bow in the shape of a love knot decorated with matching enamel and half pearls. D. Whie enamel, Breguet numerals, outer minute divisions, and quarter second divisions with 15 second index markers. Gold 'spade' hands. M. 21.7 mm o, gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain three-arm brass balance, double-footed cock engraved with foliage, rack and pinion regulator with a silver plate, set and wound from the back, centre seconds run from the third wheel.Dim. Length with brooch 59 mm, width 49 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 422-423.

The AnchorUnsigned, Geneva, No. 2092, circa 1810.Fine, 18 ct. gold and enamel, pearl and diamond-set form watch with concealed dial, designed as a ship's anchor.

C. Two-body, 'fermée' type, spring-loaded front cover revealing the dial, the decoration identical front and back. The stem and hooks have a dark blue champlevé enamel ground and a rope pattern set with pearls. A six-pointed star of pearls with a single central diamond overlays the boss in translucent imperial blue enamel over engine-turning, small gold tassel at the bottom, triple gold suspension chain. D. White enamel, Breguet numerals, outer minute divisions, Arabic fifteen minute numerals. Gld 'spearhead' hands. M. 19.4 mm o, hinged, gilt brass full-plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain three-arm brass balance, continental cock pierced and engraved, rack and pinion regulator with a silver plate.Dim. Length 67 mm, width 57 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 424-425.

The Scallop ShellChabrier, Geneva, circa 1815.Fine 18 ct. gold and enamel form watch with concealed dial, designed as a scallop shell.

C. Two-body, 'fermée' type, shell-shaped, spring-loaded front cover reveals the dial, the front cover chased and decorated in polychrome champlevé enamel, the back chased similarly to the front. D. White enamel, Breguet numerals. Blued-steel hands. M. 22.2 mm o, hinged, gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain three-arm brass balance, continental cock, rack and pinion regulator with a silver plate.Signed on dial and movement, the edge engraved 'Souvenir de Marie-Louise Portier'.Dim. 30 x 30 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 424-425.

The SeashellAmalric Frères, Geneva, No. 20285, circa 1810.Fine, 18 ct. gold and enamel form watch with concealed dial, designed as a scallop shell.

C. Two-body, 'fermée' type, shell-shaped, spring-loaded front cover reveals the dial, both sides identically decorated with blue, green and black champlevé enamel. D. White enamel, Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions. Gold 'spearhead' hands. M. 20 mm o, hinged, gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain three-arm brass balance, continental cock pierced and engraved, rack and pinion regulator with a silver plate.Signed on the dial and movement.Dim. Length 30 mm, width 31 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 424-425.

The Cockle-shellFrères Bordier, Geneva, No. 67896, circa 1810.Fine 18 ct. gold and enamel form watch with concealed dial, designed as a cockle-shell.

C. Two-body, 'fermée' type, shell-shaped, spring-loaded front cover reveals the dial, both sides similarly decorated with blue, red, black and yellow champlevé enamel. D. White enamel, Breguet numerals, outer minute divisions. Gold 'spearhead' hands. M. 20 mm o, hinged, gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, cylinder escapement, plain three-arm brass balance, continental cock pierced and engraved with letters 'JB' for J. Bordier, rack and pinion regulator with a silverlate.Signed on dial and movement, initials on cock.Dim. 43 x 31 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 424-425.

The HeartJean Robert Soret, Geneva, No. 33328, circa 1795.Fine and rare 18 ct. gold, turquoise and diamond-set form watch with concealed dial, designed as a heart.

C. Two-body, 'fermée' type, spring-loaded front paved with turquoises, with a large table-cut centrally set diamond, polished back, diamond-set pushpiece. D. White enamel, Breguet numerals, outer minute divisions and Arabic fifteen minute numerals. Gold 'spade' hands. M. 20.3 mm o, hinged, gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, continental cock, rack and pinion regulator with a silver plate.Signed on dial and movement.Dim. 42 x 29 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 420-421.

The Straw HatUnsigned, Geneva, circa 1810.Amusing and rare 18 ct. gold and enamel pearl-set form watch with concealed dial, designed as a straw hat.

C. Two-body, 'fermée' type, spring-loaded front cover revealing the dial, entirely painted on enamel, the yellow straw hat decorated with a rose and a mauve ribbon which passes through the pearl-set brim to encircle the loins of Cupid. The back similarly painted to show the back of the hat, a pair of doves replacing Cupid, small ring pendant. D. White enamel, Breguet numerals, outer minute ring. Blued-steel Breguet hands. M. 22 mm o, hinged, verge escapement, plain brass balance, continental coc, rack and pinion regulator with a silver plate.Dim. 45 x 32 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 420-421.

Intertwined HeartsUnsigned, Geneva, circa 1810.Fine and very rare 18 ct. gold and enamel pearl-set form watch with concealed dial, designed as a pair of romantically intertwined hearts.

C. Four-body, 'fermée' type, both covers hinged and identically decorated in translucent red enamel over engine-turning with pearl-set borders, applied green enamel laurel-leaf wreath wrapped around it, half pearl-set Amour's arrow, band decorated in azure and black enamel, gold, hinged cuvette. D. Gold with translucent imperial blue champlevé enamel over engine-turning, azure Roman chapters on polished gold ground, black enamel on the outer ring with gold minute divisions. Gold 'spearhead' hand. M. 19.2 mm o, gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain brass balance, continental cock, rack and pinion regulator with a silver plate.Dim. 31 x 31 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 420-421.

The CherriesUnsigned, Geneva, circa 1820.Fine 18 ct. gold and enamel form watch with concealed dial, designed as a pair of cherries.

C. Two cherries on a joined gold stem with three gold leaves, one containing the watch, the other a vinaigrette, both two-body, covered with translucent red enamel over flinqué ground with gold rims. D. White enamel, gold Breguet numerals, outer minute divisions. Blued-steel 'lozenge' hands. M. 15.5 mm o, hinged, gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain three-arm brass balance, continental cock rack and pinion regulator with a silver plate.Dim. 48 x 54 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 432-433.

The StrawberryUnsigned, Geneva, circa 1810.Very fine, 18 ct. gold and enamel pearl-set form watch designed as a strawberry.

C. Two-body, the back of the fruit in red enamel with half pearls for seeds, green enamel on top for the leaves set with graduated half pearls, spring-loaded bezel, gold stem forms the pendant. D. Gold, champlevé Roman chapters, outer gold dot minute ring, engine-turned centre. Blued-steel Breguet hands. M. 22.1 mm o, gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain three-arm brass balance, continental cock, rack and pinion regulator with a silver plate.Dim. 39 x 26 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 432-433.