Important collector's watches, wristw...
Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Apr 13, 2002
Venus and Adonis Henry Arlaud, (Geneva), Geneva school enamel, circa 1670. Very fine and important painted on enamel 21K gold single-hand pre balance spring pendant watch.
C. Two-body, ?bassine? with inward edges, back finely painted on enamel depicting Venus pleading with Adonis not to go hunting, with two dogs on leashes, Amour behind, after Simon Vouet, band with four vignettes painted with rural scenes, castle ruins, Alpine scene, inside an impressive portal in the foreground with a large tree overshadowing it and Alpine scene in the background, small pendant, loose ring. D. White enamel, large radial Roman numeral ring with half-hour indexes, inner quarter-hour ring, center with finely painted scene depicting Venus attempting to entice Adonis, while he appears unmoved and impatient for the hunt. Gilt ?tulip? hand. M. 33 mm., hinged, gilt brass, full plate, baluster pillars, cat-gut fusee, short three-wheel train with five-leaf pinions, verge escapement, circular steel foliot irregular pierced and engraved gilt cock secured by a screw, worm-gear and pinion mainspring set-up with silver scale plate. Signed on the movement. Diam. 39 mm.
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Case: 3-52 |
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Movement: 3 |
Good |
Dial: 3-22-01 |
Good Later original HANDS Original |