Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, May 13, 2012
LOT 230
GOLD & ENAMEL CHATELAINE French. Made circa 1780. Very fine and rare, large, 18K gold and painted on enamel chatelaine with seal and watch key.
CHF 4,000 - 6,000
USD 4,500 - 6,500 / EUR 3,300 - 5,000
Sold: CHF 8,125
Three graduated oval gold-mounted painted on enamel panels in the manner of Boucher, painted in shades of pale blue and gray, the upper panel depicting a young couple in a pastoral landscape, the two further panels decorated with cherubs at play, gold guilloche and stiff-leaf borders, ribbon surmount, fi ve-strand fancy chain with fl ower links, butterfl y-shaped terminal for a watch, matching gold seal with chalcedony matrix engraved with a sphinx, matching watch key. Dim. 17 x 52 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-71 |
Good ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairlines |