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Geneva, Nov 16, 2008
LOT 17
Italian Quarter-Repeating Pocket Watch F. Ant.o Felicetti, Napoli. Made circa 1780. Fine and very rare, Italian, quarter-repeating, silver-gilt pocket watch .
CHF 2,500 - 3,500
USD 2,300 - 3,200 / EUR 1,600 - 2,200
Sold: CHF 2,280
C. Two-body, ?Louis XV?, bezel and band decorated with concentric rings. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and Arabic five-minute numerals. Gilt and rose-cut diamond-set hands. M. 34 mm., frosted gilt full plate, pentagonal baluster pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, three-arm steel balance, flat balance spring, pierced and chased continental balance cock, silver regulation dial, repeating on a bell in the back of the case activated by depressing the pendant. Movement signed. Diam. 46 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-10 |
Good Patinated |
Movement: 3** |
Good Repair required, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-28-03 |
Good Replacements HANDS Period |
Notes
Felicetti
Working in Naples in the second half of the 18th century, this maker wrote a description of the Farnese planisphere clock in the Vatican.