The Sandberg Watch Collection

Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Mar 31, 2001

LOT 240

La Sainte Famille à la PalmeJehan Augier A Paris, circa 1640.Magnificent and important large gold and enamel pendant watch with original silver-gilt protecting case.

C. Outer: two-body, vermeil blue velvet-lined protective case. Inner: bassine, entirely painted on enamel, with on the back an early and exceptionally well-executed Blois school enamel representing the Holy Family after 'La Sainte Famille à la Palme', Laurent De La Hyre (1606 - 1650), the band decorated with yellow framed landscape vignettes, four painted in camaieu de rose and two en grisaille, the inside enamel with a finely detailed lakeside landscape, bezel with black floral motifs on a whitenamel ground, short white enamelled pendant. D. Enamel on gold with radial Roman hour numerals and half-hour markers, the centre with a painted on enamel riverside landscape. Gilt brass faceted 'tulip' hand. M. 47 mm o, hinged, gilt brass full plate, turned baluster pillars, fusee with gut-line, short, four-wheel train with five-wheel pinions, verge escapement, two-arm steel circular foliot balance, elongated gilded cock, pierced and engraved with asymmetrical floral and foliage decoration, thratchet wheel set-up with similarly decorated click.Signed on the movement.Diam.56 mm, protective case 60 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, pages 66-67.