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New York, Grand Havana Room, Mar 19, 2003

LOT 203

Portrait of Nawab Bahadur KhanjiUnsigned, Swiss, enamel painting signed by Amédée Champod, circa 1890.Very fine 18K, gold and enamel, diamond-set, hunting-cased, keyless, two-train, Grande et petite Sonnerie quarter repeating clock watch, made for the Indian market.

USD 20,000 - 25,000

EUR 19,000 - 23,000

Sold: USD 23,000

C .four-body, solid, "bassine et filets", the back cover with a finely painted on enamel portrait of Nawab Bahadur Khanji, signed "A.C.", the monogram of Champod, the front with the diamond-set monogram "HB", the band and bezels engraved with a repeated pattern, the gold hinged cuvette with a second portrait, a glazed gold bezel below the cuvette to view the movement. D. white enamel, Roman chapters, subsidiary sunk seconds dial. Blued-steel, Breguet hands. M. 18''', nickel, "fausses côtes" decration, 31 jewels, tandem winding, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, Breguet balance spring, lever-set, strikes and repeats on two gongs by a slide in the case band, silence/striking lever at 12 o'clock, changing lever from grande to petite sonnerie at6 o'clock.Diam. 52 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3
Movement: 4 - 5 - 6*
Dial: 2 - 01

Notes

Published in the Sandberg book, page 354-355.P. Amédée Champod (1834-1913)One of the most celebrated enamel painters of the end of the 19th century, Amédée Champod specialized in portraits of important personalities from the Orient as well as Europe, most notably a portrait of Pope Pius IX. He also painted fine landscapes and hunting scenes for the Chinese and the Indian markets. He worked for Bovet, Vaucher, Vrard, and Courvoisier Frères, among others. His technique was outstanding and his portraits could today be compared with the most accurate color photographs."Dictionnaire des Horlogers Genevois", Osvaldo Patrizzi, Antiquorum Editions, Geneva, 1998.