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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 22, 1995
LOT 370
Fres. Bordier à Genève, No. 60108, circa 1800. Fine 18 ct. gold and enamel, pearl set quarter repeating watch.
CHF 5,000 - 6,000
USD 4,200 - 4,600
C. Three body, Directoire with glazed hinged cover on the back, the band with a white champlevé enamelled inscription: Gage d'amitié, against an azure ground (slightly restored). The back enamel panel painted with a scene depicting a young couple in classical dress, in a garden with a child (slightly restored). D. White enamel with Arabic numerals (slightly restored on the border of the winding hole. Gold bands. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance with flat spring and regulator. Gilt brass continental cock pierced and chased with the letters of Bordier's naine, with polished steel endpiece. Repeating on gongs by depressing the pendant. Signed on the dial. In good condition. Dim. 45 mm.
