Important Watches, Wristwatches and C...
Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 12, 1996
LOT 551
Beliard a Paris, circa 1710. Fine gilt brass Louis XIV Oignon with enamel cock.
CHF 6,000 - 8,000
Sold: CHF 6,325
C. Double body "oignon", the bezel and back engraved with inhabited foliage. D. Gilt brass with Roman numerals and Arabic minute chapters on enamel cartouches, the centre chased with foliage. Blued steel Louis XIV hands. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate with Egyptian pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain steel three-arm balance, short flat balance spring, gilt brass cock applied with a fine enamel plaque, painted with a lady's portrait on a black ground in the manner of the Huaud's workshop. Signed on the back plate. In good condition. Diam. 60 mm.
