The BoudoirUnsigned, Swiss, circa 1900.Fine 18 ct. gold, hunting-cased, keyless, quarter repeating watch with concealed enamelled erotic automaton, made for the Indian market.

C. Four-body, 'bassine et filets', engine-turned covers, gold hinged cuvette hiding the automaton scene. D. White enamel, Roman chapters, outer minute ring. Blued-steel 'spade' hands.The automaton is mounted on the back plate and activated by the repeater. The scene takes place in a boudoir and confirms that passion traverses all racial barriers, a little dog at the side seems to be in agreement. M. 19''', gilt brass, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued-steel Breguet balance spring, repeating on two gongs by a slide on the case.Diam. 51 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 356-357.

Le Roy (in Turkish characters), Swiss, No. 10662, circa 1825.Very fine slim 18 ct. gold and enamel hunting-cased watch, made for the Islamic market.

C. Four-body with scalloped edge, front and back cover with 12 lobed sections, six in grisaille-painted enamel with cornucopias, flowers and fruit, alternating with sections decorated with applied multicoloured gold and silver flowers and leaves, hinged cuvette, pendant decorated en suite. D. White enamel, Turkish numerals, outer minute divisions. Gold Breguet hands. M. 40.5 mm o gilt brass, bridge caliber, 6 jewels, cylinder escapement, plain gilt three-arm balance, flat balance spring.Signed in Turkish on cuvette and dial.Diam. 55 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 158-159.

Recordon, London, No. 9061, hallmarked London, 1809.Very fine and important 18 ct. gold and enamel, two-train, grande et petite sonnerie, quarter or quarter and hour repeating clock watch, made for the Islamic market.

C. Outer: two-body, scalloped edges, entirely champlevé enamelled with an azure band with leaf decoration and red translucent enamel, the inner edge with bands of azure and red enamel over flinqué engraving. Inner: back with translucent scarlet enamel over elaborate sunburst engine-turning and a stylised floral motif in the centre, band in enamelled flower-decorated circles against azure opaque enamel alternating with a translucent red leaf pattern over engraving, pendant and bow similarly decorted, gilt dust cap. D. Gold, solid, Turkish numerals on matte ring, outer minute divisions, engine-turned center. Blued-steel 'lozenge' hands. M. 53 mm o, gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fixed barrel, ruby cylinder escapement, brass escape wheel, overbanking pin in the rim of the balance, plain gilt brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring, bimetallic compensation curb, escapement jewelled and capped, striking and repeating from a fixed barrel on two gongs, activated by pressng a pushbutton in the pendant, bolt at 5 o'clock to switch from grande to petite sonnerie, another to switch from quarter to quarter and hour repeating.Signed on dial and movement.Diam. 67 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 278-279.

George Prior, London, No. 6269, circa 1785.Very fine 18 ct. multicoloured gold, pair-cased quarter repeating watch on a bell and à toc, with matching chatelaine, made for the Islamic market.

C. Outer: two-body, solid, the back decorated with applied multicoloured military trophies surmounted by a fruit vase, the bezels with applied multicoloured gold foliage and flowers, pierced for sound. Inner: two-body, 'bassine', polished back with small engraved rosette, band pierced and engraved with foliage, gilded dust cap.Chatelaine: Two gold panels joined by five short gold chains, the top panel with a quiver of arrows, flowers and a star and crescent in relief, the borders with flowers and leaves, set with turquoises and garnets, the lower panel similar but the centre with a leaf wreath, a crescent and a star set with a ruby, four small gold chains coming from the lower panel for the hook. D. White enamel with Turkish numerals, outer minute ring with five-minute Turkish markers. Gold 'beetle and poker' hands. M41 mm o, gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain three-arm steel balance, blued-steel flat balance spring, single-footed gilt metal cock pierced and engraved with asymmetrical foliage with an urn at the base, rack and pinion regulator with Turkish numerals, repeating by depressing the pendant.Signed on the dust cap and the movement.Diam. 58 mm, length with chatelaine 185 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 274-275.

PanJames Cox, London, No. 1586, circa 1775.Very fine and rare 18 ct. gold and enamel watch with three concealed erotic scenes, made for the Chinese market.

C. Three-body, 'Consular', the back cover painted with a vase of flowers against a chiaroscuro grey-green background, the bezel in blue champlevé enamel framed by flinqué engraving, the inside of the back cover with a painted enamel scene with a nude woman holding in the one hand a goblet given her by Pan, the personification of Lust, in the other the main attribute of the Satyr, the inner dome painted with two lovers on a sofa engaged in a riding lesson. On the other side of the inner dome, onesees the same couple as the scene continues, the bezel with black champlevé flower decoration. D. White enamel, Roman chapters, outerminute dot divisions with five minute Arabic numerals, winding aperture at 4 o'clock. Elaborate gold hands.M. 28 mm o, hinged, gilt brass full plate with conical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain steel three-arm balance, single-footed gilt brass cock pierced and engraved with mask at the base, rack and pinion regulator.Signed and numbered on the movement.Diam. 40 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 246-247.

The PersuasionAttributable to James Cox, circa 1775.Very fine and extremely rare 18 ct. gold and enamel miniature watch with two concealed painted erotic scenes, made for the Chinese market.

C. Three-body, 'Consular', back cover with fine imperial blue champlevé enamelled scene of a browsing goat, symbolising Lust, against engine-turning, the bezels with repeated blue champlevé enamel decoration. Opening the back reveals two enamel scenes, one inside the back cover and one inside the inner dome, depicting a persuasive preamble on the one hand, and a coquettish submission on the other. D. White enamel, Arabic numerals, outer minute dot divisions. Gold 'arrow' hands. M. 15.5 mm o, totl weight: 4,5 grams, hinged, gilt brass full plate with turned baluster pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, gold three-arm balance, single-footed gilded cock pierced and engraved with asymmetrical foliage, rack and pinion regulator.Diam. 23 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 244-245.

The HarvestUnsigned, Geneva, No. 6686, circa 1790.Very fine and rare 18 ct. gold and enamel two-train automaton watch.

C. Two-body, 'Directoire', glazed on both sides, bezels in green champlevé enamel with gold floral decoration. On the back, an oval painted on enamel medallion shows two children holding a dove, flanked by two enamel panels with imperial blue leaves over engine-turning against a black ground. In the aperture, three gold automaton figures pass across a painted ivory background depicting a garden with two animated fountains. The three automata represent harvest-gatherers, one a woman holding fruitwith an animated arm, another two children on a see-saw, the third a donkey carrying the fruits of the harvest and nodding its head. D. White enamel, Breguet numerals, outer minute divisions with 15-minute Arabic numerals. Blued-steel hands. M. 44.4 mm o, hinged, gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain three-arm balance with flat balance spring, plain double-footed plain cock.The automaton is driven from a going barrel and is animated by a cam mounted on the centre arbor.Pendant stamped 'PC' under a coronet.Diam. 52 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 180-181.

Bras-en-l'airFrères Veigneur à Genève, circa 1790.Very fine and rare 18 ct. gold and enamel Bras-en-l'air automaton watch.

C. Double-body, 'Directoire', polished, back with winding aperture covered with a shutter. D. White enamel, bold Arabic hour sector to the left, sector with minute divisions and Arabic five-minute numerals to the right, applied multicoloured gold figure of an animated warrior pointing to the hours and minutes with his weapons on two sectors by depressing the pendant, the head of the warrior turns from right to left, a small painted landscape on the foreground. M. Hinged, gilt brass full plate wih cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring, gilt continental cock with polished steel end-piece, rack andpinion regulator.Signed on the dial and movement.Diam. 54 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 180-181.

The SwingUnsigned, German, circa 1810.Fine and rare 18 ct. gold watch with an automaton.

C. Three-body, 'bassine et filets', engine-turned back, reeded band. D. Eccentric, set into the lower part of a silver guilloché and flower engraved plate, white enamel with radial Arabic numerals, minute dot divisions with five-minute Arabic numerals, the top with a semi-circular aperture for the automaton scene, which is entirely painted on ivory. The girl on the swing is linked to the balance, and moves to and fro between two boys. Gold Breguet hands. M. 47 mm o, hinged, gilt brass full plateentirely engraved in asymmetrical scrolls with a lion's head at the top flanked by two eagles, circular pillars, fusee and chain, cylinder escapement, plain three-arm brass balance, flat balance spring, continental style two-footed pierced and engraved cock placed in the centre ofthe movement.The automaton is driven by an additional pinion added to the going train.Diam. 54 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 180-181.

The Goats' SecretJames Cox, London, circa 1775.Fine and extremely rare 18 ct. gold and enamel two-train watch with a spinning paste-set star and concealed enamelled erotic scenes, made for the Chinese market.

C. Three-body, the back in Imperial blue translucent champlevé enamel over an engine-turned ground representing three goats browsing amid a landscape with pagoda, the bezel in matching blue enamel. They represent lust, and suggest that other, more risqué scenes, may follow. Inside the back cover there is a finely painted enamel scene of a couple engaged in discussion, the inside dome with two couples enjoying themselves on a riverbank, swinging out the movement discloses another painting of a cople who have progressed farther, gilded ring protecting the movement. D. Small, centrally mounted, white enamel, Roman hour chapter, outer minute divisions with five-minute Arabic numerals, surrounded by a seven-arm garnet-set star with small paste-set rosettes mounted between the arms. When the mechanism is activated, the entire plate revolves, while the rosettes rotate at different speeds with a dazzling effect. Blued-steel hands. M. 33 mm o, hinged, gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillrs, going barrel and cylinder escapement, gold three-arm balance, flat balance spring, later cock, all converted from verge escapement. The automaton driven by a fixed barrel and five-wheel train finished by a governing pinion in eccentric adjustable bushing to regulate the speed of the spin.Signed on the movement.Diam. 46 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 240-241.

The Pheasant's SecretJames Cox, London, No. 5827, circa 1775.Very fine and rare 18 ct. gold and enamel, pearl- and precious stone-set, pair-cased, quarter repeating watch with concealed enamel erotic scene.

C. Outer: two-body, almost entirely set with pearls, rubies, emeralds and diamonds, centre with imperial blue champlevé enamel depicting a pheasant beside a pagoda within a ruby-set frame. To the Chinese, the pheasant was a symbol of beauy and good fortune, and was one of the twelve ornaments on the imperial robes. The entire scene is hinged and when opened by a secret catch, reveals another scene showing a gentleman about to inject new life into the lady after their exhausting walk shown on thedial. Inner: two-body, 'bassine', back polished with small rosette in the center, band pierced and engraved with inhabited foliage, gilt dust cap. D. Enamel, small Roman chapter ring set in the centre on white ground with outer minute ring, the borders painted with a continuous scene, depicting a couple taking a walk in the countryside. Blued-steel hands. M. 23.7 mm o, hinged, gilt brass full plate with column pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain three-arm brass balance, single-footd gilded cock, pierced and engraved with asymmetrical foliage, worm and wheel set-up, repeating on a bell by depressing the pendant.Signed on the dust cap.Diam. 39 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 240-241.

Bautte & Moynier à Genève, No. 34188, circa 1825.Very fine 18 ct. gold watch entirely set with pearls, with original pearl-set clip and key.

C. Two-body, spring-loaded bezel, entirely set with graduated pearls in sunburst pattern, matching pendant and bow. D. Gold, Roman hour numerals set with half pearls, outer minute dot divisions, centre withapplied multicoloured gold foliate rosette, border with applied multicoloured leaf wreath. Gold Breguet hands.M. 31 mm o, hinged, gilt brass 3/4 plate, 6 jewels, going barrel, cylinder escapement, plain gold three-arm balance with blued-steel flat spring.Signed on the movement, case stamped BLotM in lozenge.Diam. 41 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 204-205.

Moulinié frères & Cie a Genève, circa 1825.Very fine 18 ct. gold and enamel, pearl and garnet-set watch.

C. Two-body, 'knife-edge', back centred by an enamelled cartouche with finely painted flowers, the rest of the case entirely set with small graduated half pearls surrounded by four larger pearl rosettes and cabochon garnets, the pendant, bow and bezel decorated en suite. D. Gold, eccentric, with central azure champlevé enamel foliate decoration, Roman numeral hour chapter ring on a matte gold ground, the numerals separated by engraved flower blossoms and framed by white enamel rings, outer minutdivisions, top crescent with azure champlevé enamel floral decoration. Gold 'spade' hands. M. 32 mm o, hinged, gilt brass 3/4 plate, 6 jewels, going barrel, cylinder escapement, plain gold three-arm balance with blued-steel flat spring.Signed on the movement, case numbered 730.Diam. 147 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 204-205.

Attributable to Bautte & Moynier, Geneva, No. 49132, circa 1830.Very fine 18 ct. gold, pearl and turquoise-set watch with original matching brooch and key.

C. Four-body, 'demi-bassine', back cover with pearl- and turquoise-set catherine-wheel design, small half pearl-set ground, bezels set with half turquoises among small half pearls, band painted with azure enamel, gold hinged, cuvette. D. Matted gold, Roman chapters and outer minute divisions set with half pearls. Gold Breguet hands.M. 28.5 mm o, gilt brass bridge calibre, 6 jewels, free-standing barrel, cylinder escapement, three-arm gold balance with blued-steel flat balance spring.Diam. 41 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 204-205.

Affairs of the HeartJames Cox, London, No. 402, circa 1780.Fine and rare gilt metal form watch in shape of a heart with concealed enamel erotic scenes and visible balance, made for the Chinese market.

C. Three-body, 'Consular', heart-shaped, hinged back with painted on enamel riverside landscape, the inside of the back with a scene in which a gentleman considers his options in the preliminaries to the art of love while a servant secretly looks on, on the inside dome, another painting of the couple as the scene continues, the counter-enamel with a bouquet of forget-me-nots. D. White enamel Roman hour chapter with outer minute divisions on the top left, on the right slow/fast regulator dial, anat the bottom aperture for the balance oscillating against a polished plate, all set into a blue enamelled mask painted with gold scrolls. Blued-steel hands, M. Heart-shaped, 33 x 34 mm, hinged, gilt brass full plate, cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain polished steel three-arm balance, flat balance spring, single-footed three-arm cock.Signed on the movement.Dim. 52 x 42 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 238-239.

Alliez Bachelard & Terond fils, Geneva, No. 49419, circa 1825.Very fine 18 ct. gold quarter repeating watch set with semi-precious stones.

C. Four-body, 'bassine et filets', the back cast and chased, with applied filigree gold pearls and set with semi-precious stones in a scallop pattern, the band, pendant, bow and bezel decorated en suite, gold hinged cuvette.D. Gold with champlevé Roman chapters in round cartouches surrounded by blue enamel, engine-turned centre with blue enamel catherine-wheel. Blued-steel 'lozenge' hands. M. 30.2 mm o, gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain brass balance, continental cock pierced and engraved with the letters ABLotT, repeating on two gongs by depressing the pendant.Signed on the dial, movement, cuvette and initialled on cock.Diam. 42 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 202-203.

Unsigned, Geneva, with French prestige marks, circa 1820.Fine 18 ct. scallop-shell gold watch.

C. Three-body, 'demi-bassine', back cover with filigree decoration in a scallop shell pattern, bezel and band similarly decorated in a foliate pattern, pendant and bow en suite. D. Gold, applied gold Roman chapters, outer minute gold dot divisions, outer decorated with applied multicoloured foliage, the centre similar. Gold Breguet hands. M. Hinged, 35.2 mm o, gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain three-arm brass balance, continental cock pierceand engraved with four symmetrical fleur de lis.Diam. 44 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 202-203.

Unsigned, Swiss, circa 1825.Fine 18 ct. varicoloured watch set with diamonds, rubies and turquoises with visible, diamond-set balance in protective glazed cover.

C. Four-body, 'demi-bassine', back with applied varicoloured flower vase with flowers and leaves running to the border, set with diamonds and rubies, bezels with applied gold leaf decoration set with turquoises, gold hinged cuvette, matching pendant and bow. D. Gold, eccentric, engine-turned centre with 'basket' pattern, champlevé Roman hour cartouches with outer minute divisions set in the lower part of a gold plate also decorated with applied varicoloured gold leaves and flowers set with diamods and rubies, at the top an aperture fordiamond-set balance oscillating against an azure enamelled ground with gold rays. Blued-steel 'spade' handsM. 33.6 mm o, gilt brass early bar calibre, free-standing barrel, cylinder escapement, plain five-arm balance set with diamonds.Diam. 47 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 202-203.

Rural PursuitsJames Cox, London, circa 1775.Fine and rare 18 ct. gold and gilt metal ruby-set automaton watch designed as a heart with concealed enamel erotic scenes, made for the Chinese market.

C. Three-body, 'Consular', heart-shaped, hinged back with painted enamelled scene of a young man playing the bagpipes for a young shepherdess, ruby-set front bezel, the borders with champlevé enamelled pattern of intertwined laurel leaves and wavy lines, the inside back enamel shows a gentleman with dowsing apparatus appears to be seeking the point of greatest attraction. On the dome another painting of a libertine couple in a garden, the counter-enamel with a flower bouquet. D. Heart-shaped, enmelled with a lakeside village, a diamond-set animated windmill on either bank, small eccentric white enamel dial with Roman chapters, outer minute divisions with Arabic five minutes, framed by an elaborate pink enamel cartouche. Gold hands.M. Heart-shaped 33 x 34 mm, hinged, gilt brass full plate with cylindrical baluster pillars, fusee and chain, cylinder escapement, brass escape wheel, plain three-arm brass balance, flat balance spring, single-footed cock pierced and engraved with asymmetrical scrolling, the automaton driven by an additional wheel added to the going train which drives two pinions on which the mills are mounted.Signed on the movement.Dim. 55 x 43 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 236-237.

Paris abducting HelenDaniel Moilliet, à Genève, enamel painting attributed to J-L. Richter, circa 1790.Very fine, 18 ct. gold and enamel, pearl-set slim watch with centre seconds and visible diamond-set balance.

C. Two-body, 'Directoire', painted scene depicting Paris and Helen in a classical garden, taken from an engraving after a painting by Guido Reni (1575-1642), set against imperial blue translucent enamel over sunburst engine-turning decorated with the Temple of Venus and an urn in paillons and half pearls, bezel set with half pearls, pendant in champlevé enamel. D. White enamel, eccentric Arabic hour numerals set in the lower part with outer minute dot divisions, at the top, aperture for diamond-et six-armed balance oscillating against a mirror-polished steel plate, outer ring painted with quarter second divisions with fifteen second Arabic numerals. Gold 'beetle' hands. M. 44.1 mm o, hinged, gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fixed barrel, cylinder escapement, brass escape wheel, six-arm plain balance set with rose-cut diamonds, flat balance spring,.Signed on the movement.Diam. 54 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 162-163.