The Sandberg Watch Collection

Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Mar 31, 2001

LOT 211

Angely A Monpelier, probably Etienne Angely, French, circa 1650.Very fine and rare, small, 20 ct. gold and agate, single-hand, lady's pendant watch with concealed dial.

C. Two-body, 'bassine fermée', both parts made of agate set in gold hinged bezels which are painted on white enamel in 'ronde bosse', the top part with pink and black flowers, the lower with foliage and floral decoration, short pendant, loose ring. D. Enamel on gold, radial Roman chapters on white enamel ring, centrewith translucent red enamel over a flinqué ground. Blued-steel 'arrowhead' single hand with serpentine tail.M. 24.5 mm o, gilt brass full plate, turned baluster pillars, fusee and gut-line, short four-wheel train with five-leaf pinions, verge escapement, steel two-arm circular foliot, symmetrically elongated pierced and engraved cock secured by a screw, worm and wheel mainspring setting.Signed on the movement.Diam. 30 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, pages 60-61.