Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Jun 25, 2011

LOT 333

Portrait de Dame Swiss, No. 34751. Made circa 1890. Fine, 18K gold and painted on enamel lady?s keyless pendant watch. To be sold without reserve

C. Four-body, "bassine", polished band, bezel set with pearls, the back painted on enamel with a portrait of a lady set with four diamonds on a red guilloche enamel background, border set with pearls. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel, Arabic numerals, outer gold dot minute divisions. Gilt Louis XV hands. M. 9''', matte gilt, 8 jewels, cylinder escapement, three-arm balance with blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator. Diam. 24 mm.