Jaquet-Droz et Leschot, London, circa 1785.Very fine and rare 18 ct. gold and enamel pearl-set self-winding pedometer watch with centre seconds and stop feature, made for the Chinese market.

C. Two-body, 'Louis XVI', the back with a painted on enamel lakeside scene with a vase of flowers in the foreground and a border of translucent red enamel over guilloché, the bezel in polychrome enamel with silver paillons, the front bezel pearl-set. D. White enamel, Roman chapters, outer minute ring, quarter second divisions and fifteen minute Arabic figures. Gold skeleton 'cathedral' hands. M. 40.9 mm o, hinged, gilt brass three-quarter plate with cylindrical pillars, going barrel, cylinder esapement, brass escape wheel, plain brass three-arm balance with flat balance spring, one-footed gilded cock pierced and engraved in asymmetrical scrolls and foliage, ruby endstone, crescent weight, self-winding, 'pedometer' movement with a mechanism blocking the weight when the watch is fully wound to prevent overwinding, two spring-loaded shock-absorbing winding weight, small stop lever at five o'clock to stop the watch in order to set it precisely.Signed on the oscillating weight.Diam. 49 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 248-249.

HebeAttributed to Jaquet-Droz, the enamel painting attributed to the workshop of Abraham Lissignol, circa 1790.Extremely fine and very rare 18 ct. gold and enamel, pearl- and ruby-set double train, three-tune musical repeating watch with centre seconds and stop feature, made for the Chinese market.

C. Three-body, both covers spring-loaded. The back very finely painted with Hebe giving a drink of nectar to Jupiter's eagle, taken from an engraving by Francesco Bartolozzi (1725 - 1815) after a painting by Angelica Kauffmann (1741 - 1807).The painting surrounded by a blue enamel frame set with graduated half pearls in a foliate pattern, with red enamel for the flowers, half pearl-set bezels, case band pierced and engraved. D. White enamel, Roman chapters, outer minute ring and quarter second divisions for the centre seconds hand. Gold Breguet hands with cutout tips. M. 50mm o, gilt brass three-quarter plate to allow for the five bells, cylindrical pillars, going barrel, cylinder escapement, brass escape wheel, plain three-arm bras balance, flat balance spring, continental cock pierced and engraved with six symmetrical tulips, stop lever at two o'clock.Five-wheel musical train finished with a fly wheel, going barrel, pinned cylinder, five hammers striking on five bells, hammers spring-loaded with adjustments to assure the correct strength of the blows, cam-type mechanism with three steps, enabling the change of tunes. Plays on demand by pressing the push button on the top.Diam. 60 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 250-251.

John Champion, London, No. 1981, circa 1770.Very fine and important 22 ct. gold and enamel, agate- and gem-set, quarter repeating watch, made for the Chinese market.

C. Outer: double-body, the entirely pierced, chased and repoussé bezel and back set with agate, rubies, diamonds and emeralds, the back with a very fine agate in the centre, four smaller agate cartouches surrounding it, separated by gold flowers set with diamonds, emeralds and rubies. Inner: double body, bassine, entirely pierced and engraved, with a house and a tree, the opposite side engraved with a portrait of a gentleman, the band pierced and engraved with foliage and flowers, the back decorted with a single flower stem, gilded dust cap. D. White enamel with Chinese numerals, outer minute ring also with Chinese numerals. Blued-steel 'beetle and poker' hands. M. 29.3 mm o, gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring, gilt brass one-footed English cock, pierced and engraved with asymmetrical foliage, worm-wheel set-up. Repeating on a bell by depressing the pendant.Signed on the back plate and the dust cap, numbered on the outside of the inner case by the pendant, case stamped HT.Diam. 48 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 242-243.

Attributable to Jaquet-Droz, Geneva, circa 1785.Very fine and rare 18 ct. gold and enamel musical repeating watch with centre seconds.

C. Two-body, back with sunburst engine-turning centred by a plain square reserve, originally probably covered with red enamel, bezels with enamelled foliage and flowers on a matted gold ground, edge of the front bezel set with pearls alternating with rubies, winding aperture on the back covered with a cabochon ruby set on a long pivoted lever with a turning knob at 6 o'clock, bezels pierced to let the sound escape. D. White enamel, Roman chapters, outer minute dot divisions with 15-minute Arabicnumerals. Gold Breguet hands. M. 40.7 mm o, hinged, gilt brass back plate crescent-shaped to allow for the five bells, going barrel, cylinder escapement, plain three-arm brass balance, gilded single-footed cock pierced and engraved with asymmetrical foliage. Music on five bells with five hammers with adjustable screws for tuning, activated by depressing the pendant.Diam. 49 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 242-243.

Paris abducting HelenAttributed to Jaquet-Droz, enamel painting attributed to the workshop of J-L. Richter.Extremely fine and very rare 18 ct. gold and enamel, pearl-set, double train, three-tune musical watch with centre seconds and stop feature, made for the Oriental market.

C. Three-body, both covers spring-loaded. The back very finely painted on translucent dark blue enamel with the Abduction of Helen by Paris, taken from an engraving after a painting by Guido Reni (1575-1642), on the right a flower vase with flowers, leaves, sheaves of wheat, and garlands in gold paillons. The painting surrounded by florally decorated enamel and paillon frame, bezels set with half pearls, case band pierced and engraved.D. White enamel, Roman chapters, outer minute ring and quarter second divisions for the centre seconds hand. Gold Breguet hands with pierced tips. M. 50 mm o, gilt brass three-quarter plate to allow for the five bells, cylindrical pillars, going barrel, cylinder escapement, brass escape wheel, plain three-arm brass balance, flat balance spring, continental cock pierced and engraved, stop lever at one o'clock to stop the watch in order to set it precisely.Five-wheel musical train finished with a fly wheel, going barrel, pinned cylinder, five hammers striking on five bells, hammers spring-loaded with adjustments to assure the correct strength of the blows, cam-type mechanism with three steps, enabling the change of tunes. Plays on demand by pressing the push button on the pendant. Choice of three melodies through a lever at 4 o'clock.Diam. 60 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 252-253.

Portrait of Nawab Bahadur KhanjiUnsigned, Swiss, enamel painting signed by Amédée Champod, circa 1890.Very fine 18 ct. gold and enamel, diamond-set, hunting-cased, keyless, two-train, grande and petite sonnerie quarter repeating clock watch, made for the Indian market.

C. Four-body, solid, 'bassine et filets', the back cover with a finely painted on enamel portrait of Nawab Bahadur Khanji, signed 'A.C.', the monogram of Champod, the front with the diamond-set monogram 'HB', the band and bezels engraved with a repeated pattern, the gold hinged cuvette with a second portrait, a glazed gold bezel below the cuvette to view the movement. D. White enamel, Roman chapters, subsidiary sunk seconds dial. Blued-steel, Breguet hands. M. 18''', nickel, 'fausses côtes' decoation, 31 jewels, tandem winding, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, Breguet balance spring, lever-set, strikes and repeats on two gongs by a slide in the case band, silence/striking lever at 12 o'clock, changing lever from grande to petite sonnerie at 6 o'clock.Diam. 52 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 354-355.

Potrait of Sir Rajendra SinghMarcks & Co. Ltd., Bombay & Poona, Swiss, No. 973, enamel painting signed by John Graff, circa 1895.Very fine 18 ct. gold and enamel, hunting-cased, keyless watch with a chronograph and minute register, made for the Indian market.

C. Four-body, solid, 'bassine et filets', both covers engine-turned, gold hinged cuvette with finely painted on enamel portrait, with the artist's initials, of Sir Rajendra Singh (1872-1900), who succeeded in 1876 as a minor and ruled as Maharadja of Patiala from 1890 until 1900. D. White enamel, Roman chapters, outer minute and fifth second divisions with five-minute Arabic numerals, subsidiary sunk seconds and 30-minute register dials. Blued-steel hands. M. 18''', 3/4 plate gilt brass, 17 jewes, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued-steel Breguet balance spring, chronograph work under the dial, hands pin-set.Signed on the dial and movement, enamel signed by Graff.Diam. 52 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 354-355.

A Fishing PartyMaurice Ditisheim, No. 10653, enamel attributed to P.A. Champod, retailed by Levy Hermanos, Hong-Kong, circa 1895.Very fine 18 ct. gold and enamel, pearl-set, keyless, hunting-cased, minute-repeating watch with centre seconds.

C. Four-body, 'pomme et filet', the front with a painted on enamel scene of two ladies and a gentleman fishing, the back with the portrait of a lady with an elaborate feathered hat on a cream-coloured background, gold hinged cuvette inscribed 'Medaille Exposition Universelle, Paris 1889' over glazed gold bezel to view the movement, band with green enamel geometrical pattern. D. White enamel, Roman chapters, outer minute ring and additional fifth of seconds scale calibrated from 0 to 300. Gold 'Luis XV' hands. M. 20''', gilded 3/4 plate, 30 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued-steel Breguet balance spring, 'swan-neck' micrometric regulator, striking on two gongs by a slide on the band, hands lever-set.Signed on the dial by the retailer, back and cuvette stamped with Maurice Ditisheim's maker's mark.Diam. 56 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 348-349.

A Beautiful LadyUnsigned, Swiss, circa 1890.Fine 18 ct. gold and enamel, pearl- and diamond-set hunting-cased, keyless, quarter repeating lady's pendant watch, made for Chinese market.

C. Four-body, 'Empire', spring-loaded front cover with a painted on enamel portrait of a lady wearing a pearl necklace and a blue hair ribbon set with diamonds, against scarlet translucent enamel over engine-turning, back cover painted with flowers, against the same ground, bezels set with half pearls, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, Roman chapters, outer minute ring, subsidiary sunk seconds dial. Blued-steel 'spade' hands. M. 13''', gilt brass, 27 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, ct bimetallic compensation balance, blued-steel Breguet balance spring, repeating on gongs by a slide on the band, hands lever-set.Diam. 36 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 348-349.

The CourtshipMaurice Ditisheim, No. 10649, enamel attributed to Louis Rosselet, retailed by Levy Hermanos, Hong-Kong, circa 1890.Fine 18 ct. gold and enamel, pearl-set, keyless, hunting-cased, minute-repeating watch with centre seconds.

C. Four-body, 'bassine et filets', the front with a painted on enamel scene of three people in period dress in a woodland setting; a seated young lady with a gentleman whispering sweet nothings in her ear, a lady's maid standing behind with a tray of fruit, the back with a painted enamel portrait of a lady on a cream coloured background, band with a red champlevé enamel geometrical pattern, gold hinged cuvette inscribed 'Medaille Exposition Universelle, Paris 1889' over glazed gold bezel to viewthe movement. D. White enamel, Roman chapters, outer minute ring and outer fifth of seconds scale calibrated from 0 to 300. Gold 'Louis XV' hands.M. 20''', gilded 3/4 plate, 30 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued-steel Breguet balance spring, 'swan-neck' micrometric regulator, striking on two gongs by a slide on the band, hands lever-set.Signed on the dial, back and cuvette stamped with Maurice Ditisheim's maker's mark.Diam. 56 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 348-349.

The ConductorReuge, Ste. Croix, Switzerland, retailed by H.L. Hall & Co., hallmarked London, 1884.Very fine and rare 18 ct. gold, keyless, double-train two-tune musical automaton watch with centre seconds, date and day of the week, made for the Indian market.

C. Four-body, solid, 'bassine et filets', polished, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, Roman chapters, gold paillon dot outer minute divisions, outer fifth of second divisions, Arabic five minute and second numerals, aperture at 6 o'clock for the maestro who conducts the music, subsidiary dials for days of the week at 10 o'clock and for days of the month at 2 o'clock. Blued-steel 'spade' hands. M. 21''', matte and gilt, 15 jewels, lateral lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance,Breguet balance spring, pinned cylinder and 34-tooth comb musical movement playing 'Roga nob Rang' and 'La fille de Madame Angot', endless screw 'silent' worm regulator with two-armed fly and endstone, lever at 2 o'clock for the change of tune and 9 o'clock for starting the music, hands pin-set.Signed on the movement.Diam. 58 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 352-353.

The Tiger HuntAbrecht & Co, Calcutta, enamel attributable to P. A. Champod, Swiss, circa 1895, made for the Indian market.

C. Four-body, solid, 'bassine et filets', the back cover with a very finely painted enamel scene of Indian horsemen being attacked by tigers, the front with translucent green champlevé enamel foliage decoration, engraved bezels, reeded band, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel with floral paillon decoration on both sides, apertures in the centre for digital hour and minutes, subsidiary seconds dial. M. 18''', matte-gilded bar calibre, 15 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic copensation balance, blued-steel Breguet balance spring, hours and minutes pin-set. Digital display of Kaiser design.Signed on the dial, movement and inside back cover stamped 'G.T' in oval.Diam. 50 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 352-353.

La Vallée de l'ArveMaurice Ditisheim , No. 2259, enamel attributed to Louis Rosselet, circa 1890.Very important and rare 18 ct. gold and enamel, pearl-set hunting-cased, keyless, double train, astronomical grande et petite sonnerie clock watch with minute repeating and perpetual calendar, made for the Chinese market.

C. Four-body, solid, 'bassine et filets', the front painted with a gentleman reading aloud to a lady and her companion, the back with a landscape of the vallée de l'Arve between Geneva and Chamonix painted in the style of Calame, the bezels set with a double row of pearls, gold hinged cuvette engraved with the mention of a medal won at the Paris 1889 Exhibition, glazed bezel. D. White enamel, Roman chapters, outer minute divisions, four subsidiary dials for the four year leap cycle with indicatin of the months, days of the month, days of the week and seconds, concentric, aperture for the phases and age of the moon. Gold gem-set 'Louis XVI' hands. M. 20''', nickel, wave decorated, 30 jewels, four in gold châtons, tandem winding, straight line counterpoised lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, Breguet balance spring, striking and repeating on two gongs by a slide on the band, a lever for the change from grande to petite sonnerie at 7 o'clock, striking/silentat 12 o'clock.Stamped with the maker's mark on the case, the case stamped with Maurice Ditisheim's stamp.Diam. 56 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 350-351.

The PeacockLouis Elisée Piguet, enamel by Louis Rosselet, circa 1890.Very fine and rare 18 ct. gold and enamel key-wound, double-train, grande sonnerie minute repeating clock watch with centre seconds, made for the Chinese market.

C. Four-body, solid, 'bassine et filets', back cover with a peacock standing on a balustrade in a garden setting beside an expanse of water with an Oriental city on the far bank, band with imperial blue translucent enamel over flinqué ground, bezels set with half- pearls, hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel, Roman chapters, outer minute ring. Gold 'trèfle' hands. M. 19''', gilt brass, 30 jewels, straight-line counterpoised lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, Breguet balance sring, striking on two gongs by a pushpiece on the case band.Signed on the pillar plate under the dial L. E. Piguet.Diam. 53 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 346-347.

Palemon and LaviniaUnsigned, Swiss, No. 34533, enamel attributable to P.A. Champod, Swiss, circa 1896.Very fine 18 ct. gold and enamel, pearl- and diamond-set, hunting-cased, keyless, minute repeating lady's pendant watch, made for the Chinese market.

C. Four-body, 'bassine et filets', the front cover painted with Palemon and Lavinia in a woodland landscape, surrounded by an engraved gold foliate frame with diamond-set flowers, the back cover painted with two sheep in a woodland clearing by a river surrounded by a gold foliate frame, the bezels set with half pearls on a dark blue enamel ground, the engraved band with repeated pattern, gold hinged cuvette inscribed Medaille d'or Geneve, 1896, gold glazed bezel. D. Opaline enamel, Arabic numeras, outer minute gold paillon divisions with five-minute Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial. Gilt Louis XVI hands. M. 14''', nickel, 'fausses côtes' decoration, 26 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued-steel Breguet balance spring, striking on gongs by a slide on the band.Diam. 43 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 346-347.

Usher & Cole, Clerkenwell, London, No. 26518, especially made for John Wallace M.P., casemaker's mark P.W. for Philip Woodman, hallmarked 1890.Extremely rare and very fine 22 ct. gold, keyless, astronomical minute repeating watch with perpetual calendar and phases of the moon.

C. Four-body, solid, 161 grams (over five ounces), 'bassine et filets', entirely engraved by Burgin with foliage, scrolls, and a geometrical pattern in the centre of the back cover, gold hinged cuvette. D. By Willis, white enamel, Roman chapters, outer minute divisions, four subsidiary dials for four-year leap cycle with 48 months, days of the month, days of the week and seconds, concentric, with aperture for the phases and age of the moon. Gold fleur de lis hands. M. 19''', gilt brass 3/4 platewith column pillars, 20 jewels, going barrel, lateral lever escapement with lift on the pallets, cut bimetallic compensation balance, gold mean and temperature screws, two screws platinum Breguet balance spring.Signed on the movement.Diam. 56 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 220-221.

Amiet à Besançon, No. 8647 made for Pope Leo XIII, 1887.Very fine and historically important 18 ct. multicoloured gold, keyless watch in original fitted silver, enamel and walnut box.

C. Four-body, solid, 'Louis XV', box-hinged, the centre of the rose gold back cover with the Besançon coat of arms surmounted by the Papal mitre and Saint Peter's keys, all in relief against a matted ground, the bezels in green gold with laurel leaf garlands in relief, gold hinged cuvette engraved with a dedication, hinged glazed bezel under the cuvette to view the movement. Elaborate walnut box with a dedication on the inner dome and silver armorials of the town and of Franche-Comté. D. White eamel, Roman chapters, outer gold paillon minute divisions with Arabic five-minute numerals, subsidiary sunk seconds with matching paillon divisions. Gold 'Louis XV' hands. M. 18''', very high quality, nickel, decorated with damascening pattern, bar calibre, 18 jewels, the uppermost ones in gold châtons, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with gold and platinum mean screws, blued-steel Breguet balance spring, wolf-teeth winding wheels, hands pin-set.Signed on the movement, the case stamped GF in lozenge.Diam. 56 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 218-219.

Charles Oudin, Paris, circa 1890.Very fine and rare, 18 ct. gold astronomical double-face, keyless, minute repeating, full calendar centre seconds lady's pendant watch.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, 'bassine et filets', glazed on both sides. D. Glass, gold Roman chapters on black cartouches, gold outer minute divisions with five-minute Arabic numerals also on black ground. On the back, four subsidiary glass calendar dials : at the top phases and age of the moon, on the right side days of the month, at the bottom the month, and on the left the days of the week, all painted in gold on a black background. Aperture for slow and fast under the date. Gold hands. M.14 3/4''', gilt brass, 26 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued-steel Breguet balance spring, repeats on two gongs by a slide in the band, hands pin-set.Signed on the dial.Diam. 38 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 218-219.

Haas Neveux & Cie., Genève et Paris, circa 1900.Very fine and rare miniature 18 ct. gold and enamel keyless minute repeating lady's pendant chronometer watch.

C. Four-body, solid, 'bassine', the back cover with the champlevé enamel coat-of-arms of Italian Prince Caraffat, with a motto 'Hoc fac et vives sic nunc sic semper', hinged cuvette with the inscription 'Exposition Universelle de Paris 1900, chronometers répétition à minutes', 'Ancienne Maison B. Haas Jeune successeurs', and the Geneva and Paris addresses. D. White enamel, Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions with five-minute Arabic numerals. Gold 'Louis XV' hands. M. 9''', nickel, 'fausses ctes' decoration, Geneva hallmarks, 31 jewels, straight line counterpoised lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, Breguet balance spring, entire escapement with endstones, jewelled to the centre, the repeater jewelled to the hammers, repeating on gongs by a slide running in a milled groove in the case band.Signed on dial, movement and case, stamped with maker's mark inside back cover.Diam. 27 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 222-223.

A Lapis OrganFine and interesting gold, enamel and lapis lazuli two-tune musical box in the form of an organ, fitted with a watch.

C. Designed as an organ, with lapis lazuli panels, the organ pipes covered by a hinged lapis lazuli door with painted enamel inside panels, depicting the sacrifice of Isaac by Abraham. The watch is behind the right hand door. D. Red translucent enamel over a radial flinqué ground, gold raised Arabic numerals. The entire dial chiselled out to leave just the numerals. M. Signed 'Dd Humbert Droz', gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain three-arm bras balance, continental cock pierced and engraved.Musical movement with pinned cylinder and 29-tooth comb, worm and fly regulator mounted at the bottom.The tune was identified by Monsieur Etienne Blyelle as La marche du Roi Louis XIII, also called La Gavotte, by Joseph Ghys (Gand, Belgium, 1804 - St. Petersburg 1848). The tune became quite popular in the last quarter of the nineteenth century.Signed on the movement.Dim. Height 99 mm, width 71 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 496-497.