Exceptional horologic works of art

Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, Oct 11, 2003

LOT 80

Lassalle & Cie, Paris, retailed by Fontana Frères, Palais Royal, Galerie de Valois 22-23-24, Paris, made for Duchess "C.N.", circa 1860. Fine and rare 18K gold, enamel, brown jasper, and pearl-set fob watch with matching chatelaine in original fitted leather box.

C. Four-body, "bassine" with coin-edge band, back a single piece of brown jasper with applied gold ducal crown, gold hinged cuvette. Chatelaine: the top designed as a shield from a single piece of brown jasper mounted in yellow gold with applied enamel coat of arms, flanked by two lions rampant and surmounted by a gold, enamel, and pearl-set ducal crown, gold spoon, three gold chains; one for the watch, one for a matching seal, and another for a matching key. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 25 mm. (11'''), frosted gilt, bar caliber, 10 jewels, cylinder escapement, three-arm gilt balance with flat balance spring.Signed on the cuvette, retailer inside the box, the box marked on the outside with the ducal crown and the Duchess' initials.Dim: Length 140 mm, diam. 28 mm.