Exceptional Horological Sale Celebrat...
Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, Apr 24, 2004
LOT 264
Family Scene Attributed to Bovet, Fleurier, made for the Chinese market, circa 1830. Very fine and extremely rare 18K gold and painted on enamel center-seconds watch with special gold and blued-steel movement.
CHF 40,000 - 60,000
EUR 25,000 - 38,000 / USD 31,000 - 47,000
Sold: CHF 69,000
C. Three-body, "Lepine", back painted on enamel with a scene depicting a lady and her two daughters sitting behind the house, champlevé enamel bezels, and pendant, gilt spring-loaded cuvette hinged to the movement ring.D. White enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute and seconds divisions with fifteen-minute Arabic markers. Blued steel "lozenge" hands.M. 49 mm (22???), "Chinese" caliber with blued steel bridges and standing barrel against solid pink gold plate fixed to the brass pillar plate, duplex escapement, uncut bimetallic balance with sliding weights, flat balance spring, diamond endstone. Diam. 57 mm.
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Case: 3 - 40 |
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Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3 - 01 |
