Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, Mar 27, 2011
LOT 179
Theatre Of Love Swiss, Signed Breguet à Paris, No. 22393. Made circa 1820. Fine and amusing, gold and painted on enamel pocket watch with concealed erotic scene.
CHF 7,000 - 9,000
USD 7,000 - 9,000 / EUR 5,500 - 7,000
Sold: CHF 26,250
C. Three-body,"Empire", the bezel, band, pendant and bow with foliate chasing, hinged back cover pierced and engraved with a proscenium arch, the aperture showing a polychrome painted on enamel vignette of a young couple, the cover opens to reveal the hidden erotic part of the enamel. D. White enamel with Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions and Arabic quarter-hour numerals. Pierced gold hands. M. 43 mm., frosted gilt, full plate, turned pillars, fusee with chain, cylinder escapement, pierced and chased continental balance-cock with polished steel endplate, silvered regulation disc. Dial and movement with faux Breguet signature. Diam. 50 mm. Property of an Swiss collector
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-03 |
Good HANDS Period |