The Sandberg Watch Collection

Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Mar 31, 2001

LOT 59

The CherriesUnsigned, Geneva, circa 1820.Fine 18 ct. gold and enamel form watch with concealed dial, designed as a pair of cherries.

C. Two cherries on a joined gold stem with three gold leaves, one containing the watch, the other a vinaigrette, both two-body, covered with translucent red enamel over flinqué ground with gold rims. D. White enamel, gold Breguet numerals, outer minute divisions. Blued-steel 'lozenge' hands. M. 15.5 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.Dim. 48 x 54 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 432-433.