A fine and rare, 18k key-winding pocket watch features with gold sunburst guilloche dial with radial Roman numerals around an octagonal border. The bezel decorated with champlevé enamel on a black enamel ground, the back cover with polychrome champlevé enamel flowers and foliage on a black enamel ground. Hinged gold cuvette.
ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Restored hard enamel
Movement: 3-6*
Good
Slightly oxidized
Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-6-01
Good
Slightly oxidized
HANDS Original
Brand Freres Melly
Year circa 1840s
Case No. 7308
Caliber 14 ¾''', matte gilt, jeweled cylinder escapement, plain three-arm gilt balance, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator.
Diameter 39mm
Weight 35.7g
Signature Cuvette signed
CONDITIONS AND INFORMATION FOR BUYERS.
The purchase price payable by a buyer will be the sum of the final bid price plus the buyer’s premium, together with any applicable sales or compensating use tax. In addition to the hammer price, the buyer’s premium is payable as follows: 26% of the hammer price on each lot.
Please look carefully at all the photos as they are an integral part of the description. Any defect not mentioned in the descriptions but visible on the photos will be considered as described and cannot lead to any claim. The dimensions are given as an indication and may slightly differ from the measures mentioned by the manufacturers especially for contemporary watches. The photos are not retouched. Colors may differ from reality. For timepieces, we guarantee neither the functioning nor the precision of the movement, nor the water-resistance of the case. In addition, please note that movements, parts of mechanisms or cases may be incomplete.
The lots are sold “as is”, described to the best of our knowledge and cannot be returned. Once the online bid is placed by the bidder, it cannot be cancelled.
