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Hong Kong, Jun 08, 2001

LOT 464

Attributed to William Anthony, London, hallmarked 1795.Very fine and rare 18K gold, enamel and pearls center seconds watch.

C. Three-body, ?Directoire?, translucent dark blue enamel on back cover over engine-turning, the center with a graduated pearl-set rosette, the bezels with blue and white enamel set with half-pearls, engine-turned gold hinged cuvette engraved with a central rosette. D. White enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute and seconds divisions with15 minute/seconds Arabic markers. Hollow gold Breguet hands.M. 47.8 mm ø, Lépine caliber, standing barrel, cylinder escapement, plain three-arm brass balance with blued steel flat balance spring.Signed ?London? on the movement, case stamped with Londongold marks.Diam. 61 mm.