Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, May 14, 2017
LOT 164
"DIEU VOUS BENIT" Lepine a Paris,. Made circa 1790. Very fine and rare, 18K gold, enamel and bloodstone rococo style egg-form pendant watch.
CHF 8,000 - 14,000
HKD 64,000 - 112,000 / USD 8,000 - 14,000TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
Sold: CHF 6,875
Two-body, egg-form, pierced rococo flower and scroll goldwork over a bloodstone base, hinged lid with the inscription "Dieu vous benit" in white enamel, ring suspension loo. White enamel with Arabic numerals, outer minute track. Blued steel Breguet hands. 23 mm. (10'''), frosted gilt full-plate, fusee and chain, verge cylindar escapment, three-arm brass balance, flat balance spring.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3-24 |
Good Slightly chipped |
Movement: 4* |
Fair Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Notes
Dial and movement signed.
DIM. 58 x 36 mm.
The present lot was previously sold by Neumarkt on June 1, 1972.
To be sold without reserve