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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 21, 1995
LOT 732
Ilbery, London, No. 6015, circa 1815. Fine 18 ct. gold and enamel, pearl-set, centre seconds watch with special escapement, made for the Chinese Market, circa 1830.
CHF 8,000 - 12,000
C. Double body, Empire, with split-pearl set bezel, pendant and bow, the back panel of blue enamel, with champlevé basket of flowers and cornucopias, painted with children playing with a dove below a Cupid on a cloud (restored). Hinged gold engineturned cuvette. D. White enamel with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds. Gold fancy hands. M. Gilt brass, fully engraved Chinese calibre with free standing barrel, single wheel duplex escapement, plain steel five-arm balance, flat balance spring with regulator, diamond end-stone. Signed on the movement. h1 good condition. Diam. 60 mm.
