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New York, Grand Havana Room, Apr 25, 2001

LOT 276

Alliez, Bachelard & Terond fils, Geneva, No. 57363. Produced circa 1830.Very fine, 18K gold and enamel hunting-cased watch.

C. four-body, "demi-bassine", the front cover divided into 18 lobes, each decorated with a floral motif in white enamel on a black ground, a white enamel rosette in the center, the back cover with gold foliage pattern on a black enamel ground with six cartouches with white enamel flowers and flower vases, the band engraved in repeated pattern, matching pendant and bow. D. silver, Roman chapters, outer minute ring, auxiliary dial for the seconds, "guilloché" center. Gold "lozenge" hands. M. 38 mm, gilt, bar caliber, cylinder escapement, three-arm, plain brass balance, flat blued steel balance spring.Signed on the cuvette.Diam. 48 mm.