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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 21, 1995
LOT 120
Ilbery, London, No. 6306, made for the Chinese Market, circa 1815. Very fine 18 ct. gold and enamel centre seconds watch with special escapement.
CHF 50,000 - 60,000
C. Double body, the fixed bezel, pendant and bow, with champlevé enamelled decoration, a fine scene of English country life, with a man, in front of a horse, thrashing his young son, while his young daughter strives to refrain him, painted in the marner of Richter. Gold hinged cuvette with engraved decoration. D. White enamel with Roman numerals. Gold pierced hands. M. 22"', blued steel, Chinese calibre with free standing baud, single wheel duplex escapement, three-arm steel balance with three trapezoïdal weights and screws, flat balance spring and diamond endstone. Signed on the inner sicle of the cuvette. In very good condition. Diam. 60 mm.
