Only Online Auction
Geneva, Dec 08, 2022
LOT 27
Léonard Bordier
Decorative pocket watch, inverted calibre with visible balance; gilded metal, Rhine-paste and enamel
CHF 1,500 - 3,000
EUR 1,550 - 3,100 / USD 1,600 - 3,200 / HKD 12,500 - 24,900
Gilded metal, enamel and Rhine-paste, open-face, key-winding, round-shaped, “Directoire” pocket watch with visible paste-set balance.
Royal blue flinqué enamel (translucent enamel over guilloché engine-turning) case-back with gold paillon and Rhine-paste flower garlands; in the centre, inside a silver frame border set with Rhine-paste, a round scene depicting a young man declaring his love for a damsel in a wooded landscape; the painting on enamel on brass by an unidentified Genevan workshop.
White enamel dial, with off-centre dial for the time at 6 o’clock with suspended Arabic numerals; gilded metal paste-set hands; aperture at 12 o’clock for the cock and visible balance.
Movement 20’’’, inverted calibre, full plate, gilded brass, fusee and chain, verge escapement, monometallic balance (gilded brass and Rhine-paste) and blued steel flat hairspring; blued steel cock.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3-6-8 |
Good Slightly oxidized Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3** |
Good Repair required, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-72-78-01 |
Good ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Chipped winding aperture ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Missing pearl(s)/stone(s) HANDS Original |
Brand Bordier, Geneva
Year circa 1790
Movement No. 7 296
Case No. unnumbered
Material gilded metal, Rhine-paste and enamel
Diameter 55.9 mm.
Caliber 20’’’, verge escapement
Weight 107.5 gr. (approx.)
Signature dial and movement
Accessories later fitted box, later brass winding-key
CONDITIONS AND INFORMATION FOR BUYERS.
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