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The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Hong-kong, Jun 08, 2002

LOT 408

Theseus and AdriadneFra(nz) Kreidtmayr, Prag, later case with inserted Blois school enamel pa-nel circa 1660.Fine and interesting painted on enamel and brass single-hand astronomical watch with phases of the moon, date and days of the week.

C. Two-body, "fermée" type, back with inserted finely painted on enamel scene with Theseus and Adriadne giving him the ball of string, a cupid above shooting a love arrow at him, the inside painted with a scene showing two travelers in a mountain landscape, band engraved in foliate pattern, front lid pierced and engrave with floral pattern. D. Small eccentric applied silver ring with Roman numerals set in the lower part, with single blued steel "arrow" hand, 31-day scale on silver ring above, pases of the moon aperture at 9 o'clock with the age ring in sectorial aperture, days of the week with their corresponding planets aperture at 3 o'clock, whole on florally engraved and matted gilt dial plate. M. 40 mm., gilt brass full plate with tulip pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring, single-footed cock with streamers in shape of dog's heads.Signed on the movement.Diam. 60 mm.