The Sandberg Watch Collection

Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Mar 31, 2001

LOT 53

The Scallop ShellChabrier, Geneva, circa 1815.Fine 18 ct. gold and enamel form watch with concealed dial, designed as a scallop shell.

C. Two-body, 'fermée' type, shell-shaped, spring-loaded front cover reveals the dial, the front cover chased and decorated in polychrome champlevé enamel, the back chased similarly to the front. D. White enamel, Breguet numerals. Blued-steel hands. M. 22.2 mm o, hinged, gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain three-arm brass balance, continental cock, rack and pinion regulator with a silver plate.Signed on dial and movement, the edge engraved 'Souvenir de Marie-Louise Portier'.Dim. 30 x 30 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 424-425.