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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 25, 1993

LOT 339

Jen Henry Ester, Geneva, circa 1660. Fine early silver watch with alarm.

CHF 6,000 - 8,000

Sold: CHF 23,000

C. Double body, bassine, the back pierced and engraved with a very fine floral decoration. D. Silver champleve Roman chapter with inner gilt brass revolving alarm setting disc wit Arabic numerals, finely engraved with a floral decoration matching that of the case. Blued steel single hand and pointer. Hinged gilt brass, full plate with elaborated pierced gilt brass pillars, fusee with gut-line, verge escapement, plain gilt brass balance wheel foliot, irregular oval foliage pierced and engraved cock, click and ratchet wheel set-up. Alarm on a bell (later). Signed on the back plate. In very good condition. Diam. 48 mm.


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Ester, Jean Henri, (1594-1669), was specialized in fancy pendant watches.