Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Apr 28, 2019
LOT 530
AMALRIC DECORATIVE POCKET WATCH; THE ENAMEL IN THE MANNER OF JEAN-LOUIS RICHTER; YELLOW GOLD AND ENAMEL
HKD 30,000 - 40,000
CHF 3,950 - 5,600 / USD 4,000 - 5,750
Yellow gold and enamel, open-face, key-winding, round-shaped, "Directoire" pocket watch. Case-back painted on enamel on gold by an unidentified Genevan workshop, showing a young loving couple, on a royal blue flinqué enamel (translucent enamel over guilloché engine-turning); the painting on enamel on gold attributable to Jean-Louis Richter (1766-1841), Geneva.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3-75 |
Good ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Slightly restored soft enamel |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Amalric Père & Fils
Year circa 1790
Movement No. 15 307
Calibre 17''', full plate, gilded brass, with fusee and chain, verge escapement, monometallic balance (gilded brass) and blued steel flat hairspring, pierced and engraved gilded continental cock
Material yellow gold and enamel.
Caliber 17''', full plate, gilded brass, with fusee and chain, verge escapement, monometallic balance (gilded brass) and blued steel flat hairspring, pierced and engraved gilded continental cock
Dimensions Ø 49 mm
Signature dial and movement