Geneva, Nov 09, 2025
LOT 433
ATTRIBUTED TO JAQUET-DROZ, SWITZERLAND, "THE THREE FINE ARTS" BY FRANCESCO BARTOLOZZI, MADE FOR THE CHINESE MARKET, GOLD AND ENAMEL
CHF 12,000 - 22,000
HKD 118,000 - 214,000 / USD 15,000 - 27,500 / EUR 12,900 - 23,700 / JPY 2,280,000 - 4,180,000
A very fine, large and rare, 18k gold and enamel, pearl-set, manual wind open face, key-winding pocket watch with center seconds and enamel dial, gold hands. "Empire" style case, the hinged back decorated with a finely painted depicts three female figures as allegories of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture, or perhaps Music.
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Case: 2-32 |
Very good Slightly restored |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Attributed to Jaquet-Droz, Switzerland
Model "The Three Fine Arts" by Francesco Bartolozzi
Year Circa 1790
Movement No. 10978
Case No. 10978
Diameter 61 mm.
Caliber 44 mm., Hinged gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, plain brass three-armbalance, fIat balance spring with regulator, English gilt brass cock partly sunk in the gilt brass panel and chased with foliage covering the back plate, diamond endstone.
Weight 175 gr.
Signature case and movement numbered
Notes
Francesco Bartolozzi (1727–1815)
The Three Fine Arts
Engraving, late 18th century
This engraving by Francesco Bartolozzi, one of the most celebrated engravers of his time, portrays an allegory of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture as three graceful classical female figures. The refined line work and elegant composition reflect Bartolozzi’s mastery and the neoclassical taste of the period.