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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 21, 1995
LOT 731
Ilbery, London, 2741, circa 1840. Very fine 18 ct. gold and enamel, pearl-set centre seconds watch with special escapement, made for the Chinese Market.
CHF 8,000 - 12,000
C. Two-body with split-pearl set bezels pendant and bow, the back with a finely painted bouquet of Summer flowers against a blue enamel ground. Glazed cuvette. D. White enamel with Roman numerals. Blued steel skeletonised hands. M. Entirely engraved, Chinese calibre with freestanding barrel, duplex escapement, steel and brass three-arm balance with blued-steel weights, flat balance spring with regulator. Signed on the movement. In very good condition. Diam. 56 mm.
