Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, Mar 27, 2011
LOT 167
Courtin ? Lit d?Amour Courtin à Paris, No. 113. Made circa 1820. Fine, gilt-metal and painted on enamel pocket watch with erotic scene and calendar.
CHF 3,000 - 5,000
USD 3,000 - 5,000 / EUR 2,300 - 3,800
Sold: CHF 3,750
C. Three-body, bassine et filets, polished bezels, reeded band, the back decorated with a painted on enamel scene of a couple enjoying the pleasures of their boudoir, varicolored paillon border. D. White enamel with Breguet numerals, outer dot minute divisions and Arabic 15-minute numerals, outermost red calendar numerals. Gilt hands with pierced tips. M. Matte gilt, full plate, hexagonal baluster pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement with micrometric potence adjustment, three-arm brass balance, flat balance spring, continental balance cock, polished steel endplate, silver regulation dial. Movement signed and numbered. Diam. 52 mm. Property of an Swiss collector
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3-71-75 |
Good ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairlines ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Slightly restored soft enamel |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-71-01 |
Good ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairlines HANDS Original |