The Sandberg Watch Collection

Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Mar 31, 2001

LOT 115

Affairs of the HeartJames Cox, London, No. 402, circa 1780.Fine and rare gilt metal form watch in shape of a heart with concealed enamel erotic scenes and visible balance, made for the Chinese market.

C. Three-body, 'Consular', heart-shaped, hinged back with painted on enamel riverside landscape, the inside of the back with a scene in which a gentleman considers his options in the preliminaries to the art of love while a servant secretly looks on, on the inside dome, another painting of the couple as the scene continues, the counter-enamel with a bouquet of forget-me-nots. D. White enamel Roman hour chapter with outer minute divisions on the top left, on the right slow/fast regulator dial, anat the bottom aperture for the balance oscillating against a polished plate, all set into a blue enamelled mask painted with gold scrolls. Blued-steel hands, M. Heart-shaped, 33 x 34 mm, hinged, gilt brass full plate, cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain polished steel three-arm balance, flat balance spring, single-footed three-arm cock.Signed on the movement.Dim. 52 x 42 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 238-239.