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Hong Kong, Hotel Victoria Hong Kong, Jun 10, 1993
LOT 197
Duchêne & Compagnie (Genève), circa 1780. Fine 18 ct. gold and enamel, paste-set watch.
HKD 27,500 - 32,500
CHF 5,000 - 6,000
Sold: HKD 27,600
C. Double body, Louis XVI, with paste set bezel, the back centered with a paste-set chased rosette framed with a mauve translucent enamel over engine-turning, outer twisted garlands of pastes and green enamelled leaves. D. White enamel with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring. Paste-set Louis XVI hands. M. Hinged gilt brass with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain brass three arm balance, flat balance spring, gilt brass continental cock and polished steel end-piece. Signed on the dial and back plate. In very good condition. Diam. 41 mm.
