The Art of American Horology Part ll,...

Roosevelt Hotel, Madison Avenue @ 45th Street, Dec 04, 2002

LOT 256

Le Locle, engraving by Huguenin, circa 1900.Unusual silver, gold and niello hunting-cased keyless watch with Erotic automaton.

C. four-body, "bassine", both covers engraved with ladies playing musical instruments, floral and foliate borders, front with applied gold flowers, whole in niello, silver hinged cuvette which opened reveals an automated scene activated by a slide on the band. D. white enamel, Arabic numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds. Blued "Spade" steel hands. M. 44 mm. (19-1/2'''), frosted gilt, straight line lever escapement, cut-bimetallic com-pensation balance with blued steel Breguet balancspring.Case signed by the artist.Diam. 58 mm.