Hong Kong, May 29, 2022
LOT 331
L. Vrard & Co.
Pocket watch made for the Chinese market; gilded silver and enamel
HKD 16,600 - 33,200
EUR 2,000 - 4,000 / CHF 2,100 - 4,200 / USD 2,200 - 4,300
Sold: HKD 20,000
Gilded silver (0.800) and enamel, open-face, key-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch with subsidiary seconds at 6, made for the Chinese market.
Royal blue flinqué enamel (translucent enamel over guilloché engine-turning) cover, with polychrome painting on enamel showing the portrait of a young Eastern woman, in bust; case-back decorated en suite; gilded metal cuvette (dome); fluted case-band.
White enamel dial with radial Roman numerals; blued steel hands.
Movement 15’’’, ¾ plate, gilded brass, going barrel, lateral lever escapement, monometallic balance (probably gilded brass) and blued steel flat hairspring, polished steel index-regulator.
Royal blue flinqué enamel (translucent enamel over guilloché engine-turning) cover, with polychrome painting on enamel showing the portrait of a young Eastern woman, in bust; case-back decorated en suite; gilded metal cuvette (dome); fluted case-band.
White enamel dial with radial Roman numerals; blued steel hands.
Movement 15’’’, ¾ plate, gilded brass, going barrel, lateral lever escapement, monometallic balance (probably gilded brass) and blued steel flat hairspring, polished steel index-regulator.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-8-24 |
Good Slightly scratched Slightly chipped |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-70-01 |
Good ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairline HANDS Original |
Brand L. Vrard, Tientsin (China)
Model made in Switzerland for the Chinese market
Year circa 1900
Movement No. 51 614
Case No. 51 614
Material gilded silver and enamel
Diameter 43 mm.
Caliber 15’’’, lateral lever escapement
Weight 72.6 gr. (approx.)
Signature dial, case and movement